How to remove CardinalityEstimate in query plan on computed columns…
Hello,
I have come across a really good tip if you’re using computed columns that involve a concatenation of columns and...
2014-06-15
699 reads
Quick tip, ever needed to manipulate SQL on many lines in SSMS? now you can….
Have you ever had the need to select values that are directly on the next line down but drag-and-drop selects...
2014-01-27
262 reads
Increasing database unit tests connection timeout period in VS 2012
Have your ever had a timeout error in a visual studio 2012 unit test like below?
How to get around this...
2013-12-18
961 reads
A quick hint – evaluating 2 tables in one IF BEGIN END block
Have you ever wanted to evaluate 2 tables in one IF BEGIN END block, I firstly wrote this:-
Which always evaluated...
2013-12-05
331 reads
Generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting it…
I’ve been thinking about a question from a application developer regarding generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting...
2013-10-08 (first published: 2013-10-03)
2,616 reads
Generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting it…
I’ve been thinking about a question from a application developer regarding generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting...
2013-10-03
466 reads
Restore SQL Server databases remotely using my SQL CLR
Has anyone ever though of pushing a SQL Server database backup out remotely? (SQL Native andor RedGate Backups) My idea...
2013-08-21 (first published: 2013-08-16)
4,791 reads
CDC changes column-by-column instead of row-by-row, can you improve it???
I’m writing a table value function that returns a cdc recordset that, instead of returning changed data row-by-row, I need...
2013-08-19
637 reads
CDC changes column-by-column instead of row-by-row, can you improve it???
CDC changes column-by-column instead of row-by-row, can you improve it???.
2013-08-19
780 reads
Using a system function as a computed column within a table-value function….
Wouldn’t it be nice if SQL Server allowed this functionality? for instance if did the below:-
I get the above error....
2013-08-19
1,023 reads
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