“How do I contribute to dbatools?” with Drew Furgiuele
This weekend I caught up with Drew Furgiuele at SQL Saturday Cleveland and learned how to get involved with the...
2018-02-06
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Bert Wagner
The Fastest Way To Locate Errors In Your SQL Query
Photo by N. on UnsplashIn about 60 seconds you will never debug error messages in SQL Server Management Studio the same way again.
Coming...
2018-01-30
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The Fastest Way To Locate Errors In Your SQL Query
In about 60 seconds you will never debug error messages in SQL Server Management Studio the same way again.
Coming from a .NET background, I'm used to receiving relatively helpful...
2018-01-30
7 reads
Inverted Polygons? How to Troubleshoot SQL Server’s Left Hand Rule
Last week we looked at how easy it is to import GeoJSON data into SQL Server’s geography datatype.
Sometimes your source...
2018-01-23
443 reads
Inverted Polygons? How to Troubleshoot SQL Server's Left Hand Rule
Last week we looked at how easy it is to import GeoJSON data into SQL Server's geography datatype.
Sometimes your source data won't be perfectly formatted for SQL Server's spatial...
2018-01-23
9 reads
Importing GeoJSON Earthquake Data Into SQL Server
A significant portion of Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a supervolcano. Although it's not likely to erupt any time soon, the park is constantly monitored for geological...
2018-01-16
8 reads
Importing GeoJSON Earthquake Data Into SQL Server
A significant portion of Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a supervolcano. Although it’s not likely to erupt any...
2018-01-16
1,148 reads
A Better Way To Script Database Objects
Photo by Andy Beales on Unsplash
Happy New Year! My New Year’s resolution for 2018 is to help you become a...
2018-01-09 (first published: 2018-01-02)
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I Have A SQL Login – Why Can’t I Connect?
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday prompt created by Arun Sirpal. Adam Machanic created T-SQL Tuesday...
2018-01-09
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I Have A SQL Login - Why Can't I Connect?
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday prompt created by Arun Sirpal. Adam Machanic created T-SQL Tuesday as a way for SQL users to share ideas...
2018-01-09
5 reads
Blogs
Understanding Fabric Ontology
By James Serra
What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...
QUOTENAME Basics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...
When growing companies outgrow Excel
By ChrisJenkins
There are some telltale signs that your growing business has outgrown Excel for your...
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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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