Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
Watch this week's video on YouTube
The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the "first value in an ordered set of values."
The problem is that if that...
2018-08-28
20 reads
Bert Wagner
FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I've written them before, but it's been a while and needed to visit...
2018-08-21
12 reads
FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I've written them before, but it's been a while and needed to visit...
2018-08-21
20 reads
Should You Use Index Hints?
Watch this week’s post on YouTube
One of the things that the SQL Server query optimizer does is determine how to...
2018-08-16 (first published: 2018-07-31)
3,887 reads
6 Techniques For Troubleshooting Your Code
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #105 prompt by Wayne Sheffield. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-08-14
3 reads
6 Techniques For Troubleshooting Your Code
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #105 prompt by Wayne Sheffield. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-08-14
11 reads
Displaying Long Values in SSMS
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that contain many characters:
DECLARE @LongValue NVARCHAR(MAX) = CAST('' AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) +
N'SELECT
...
2018-08-07
10 reads
Displaying Long Values in SSMS
Click here to watch this week’s video on YouTube.
I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that...
2018-08-07
383 reads
Displaying Long Values in SSMS
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that contain many characters:
DECLARE @LongValue NVARCHAR(MAX) = CAST('' AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) +
N'SELECT
...
2018-08-07
23 reads
Should You Use Index Hints?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
One of the things that the SQL Server query optimizer does is determine how to retrieve the data requested by your query.
Usually it does...
2018-07-31
12 reads
Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
I've got a web application for my side business. I've added a SQL Server...
Looking for New Blood
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Looking for New Blood
Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Server-Level Row Counts for Tables...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
See possible answers