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Did You Really Name That Default?

Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to avoid having SQL Server name them for you. I closed with the following statement:

SQL Server...

2026-04-17 (first published: )

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Presenting Twice in May 2026

I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person twice in May 2026. With summer vacations coming up, this is a perfect time of...

2026-03-30

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T-SQL Tuesday #193 - Notes to Self

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, Mike Walsh
(blog) asks us:

Write two short notes to yourself. One to the...

2025-12-29 (first published: )

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Finding Data Friends

I’ve been enjoying Ben Weissmann (Blog | LinkedIn) & Jess Pomfret’s (Blog | LinkedIn ) weekly program Finding Data Friends for a couple years now, getting to know (by...

2025-10-27

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Understanding Fabric Ontology

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What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...

QUOTENAME Basics: #SQLNewBlogger

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Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...

When growing companies outgrow Excel

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There are some telltale signs that your growing business has outgrown Excel for your...

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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments

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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters

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Limit the Blast Radius

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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters

When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?

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