SQL Server RETURN and OUTPUT Clause in Stored Procedures
In this article we look how to use RETURN and OUTPUT in a SQL Server stored procedure to get a return value after execution.
2021-12-01
Additional Articles
Monitoring Your Hybrid Environment with Redgate
Join this Microsoft hosted webinar to hear from Microsoft MVP and Redgate Advocate, Grant Fritchey to learn more about monitoring hybrid database environments, as part of their Azure Series.
2021-11-29
What is Power Query?
In this tip we'll introduce you to Power Query, the self-service data preparation tool from the Power BI family
2021-11-29
A Q&A with Troy Hunt: What will you learn?
We really enjoyed the insightful, intelligent answers Troy gave to Steve Jones’s questions and invite you to enjoy the fascinating conversation in the webinar which is now available on-demand.
2021-11-26
Power BI CONCATENATE Function: How and When to Use it
In this article we cover various ways join and concatenate data in Power BI by using the DAX CONCATENATE function.
2021-11-26
Tracking SQL Server Configuration Across All Your Servers Using SQL Monitor
The Estate Configuration reports SQL Server configuration across all your servers, so you can quickly investigate ad-hoc or unauthorized changes to any settings that might affect their performance, stability, or security.
2021-11-24
Using Power Apps Patch Function with SQL Server
In this article we look at how to create a basic Power App that allows saving data to a database table.
2021-11-24
Learn how to use Flyway for Automated Database Migrations
Here's your one-stop-shop for Flyway learning resources, curated by Tony Davis. Check out this handy learning pathway for managing and automating database deployments, from version control, using Flyway.
2021-11-22
Ransomware: A world under threat
Ransomware has threatened many organizations over the past few years. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the history of ransomware and what needs to be done to protect against it.
2021-11-22
CRUD Operations on a SharePoint List using Python
This article explains which Python library provides create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on a SharePoint list along with examples.
2021-11-19
Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Forums
SQL Server 2019 - Agent job PowerShell step issue
I have a couple of SQL Agent job steps which run PowerShell commands of...
Database security permissions save script
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Database security permissions save script
Database backup job steps
I have a SQL Agent job for backing up a set of Analysis Services...
Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
See possible answers