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Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 1

I have been hearing about Microsoft's scripting language called Windows PowerShell which is extensively used nowdays for administering and managing Windows servers and workstations. Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Server 2008 are just two of the Microsoft server products that have included this as part of their administrative tools. I want to know how Windows PowerShell can help me as a SQL Server DBA.

2009-02-20

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Security Context of Service Broker Internal Activation

The previous installment of "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition" discussed Service Broker's internal activation, which allows you to automate communication between initiator and target. Unfortunately, there are some caveats related to its security context. This article describes their specifics and provides a couple of methods to eliminate any undesirable side effects they introduce.

2009-02-19

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Fun with JSON II

I have some data in a table:

CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
    id INT PRIMARY KEY,
    name VARCHAR(100),
    birth_date DATE
);

-- Step 2: Insert rows  
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT t1.[key] AS row,
       t2.*
FROM OPENJSON(
     (
         SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
     )
             ) t1
    CROSS APPLY OPENJSON(t1.value) t2;

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