Using IIF in Reporting Services
I found an interesting use for the IIF function in a Reporting Services report this week. I needed to provide...
2007-03-10
1,714 reads
Kathi Kellenberger
- Interests: Walking, running, grandchildren!
SQL Server Learning Opportunities!
There are two big SQL Server learning opportunities I want to remind you about. First, DevTeach/SQLTeach will be held in...
2007-03-09
1,799 reads
Technology: Where have all the women gone?
Longtime author Kathi Kellenberger brings us a guest editorial today on what is happening with women in the technology world.
2007-02-12
153 reads
Phone books and Indexes
On Wednesday I gave a presentation to the St. Louis Visual Basic.Net user group. I really enjoy speaking to this...
2006-12-22
1,392 reads
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER
We recently received a script for a modified stored proc from a vendor. My colleague ran the script on the...
2006-12-15
2,564 reads
The Moto Q and Being Proactive
I am a big fan of automating whatever I can and being proactive. The more proactive you can be, the...
2006-12-14
1,508 reads
Joining Tables Part 1
In this video for beginners you'll begin to learn how to write queries that use more than one table using T-SQL. Kathi walks you through common tactics to efficiently pull out data from a normalized system.
2006-12-11
972 reads
Inserting missing rows
I can think of three ways to insert just the missing rows from one table or query into another table. ...
2006-12-06
2,995 reads
Bad weather and Power Outage
After years of mild weather in the St. Louis area, this is the second time we have been hit hard...
2006-12-02
1,332 reads
Data Dude
I went to an abbreviated version of the Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals launch this morning. The...
2006-11-30
1,581 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
how to write this query?
Hi everyone I asked this earlier but the desired outcome is a bit different...
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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