Retrieve Space Used Details for Table
Every once in a while, you may have a need to determine how much space is being used by a...
2010-07-07
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Brian K. McDonald
Manage Reporting Services using SSMS
Sometimes you’ll want to manage reporting services functionality through SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This would be the case if...
2010-06-29
2,330 reads
Strange but True: Reporting Off of Cubes with Parameters Creates Hidden Datasets
I know, it is strange, but it is true...When you create Reporting Services reports that run off of an Analysis...
2010-06-17
994 reads
Report Render Duration
Every once in a while I come across a scenario where I really want to know how long it took...
2010-06-15
554 reads
Adding Parameter Values to a Drop Down List Box
In a recent article (Reporting Services Parameters Not Updating), I showed how report parameters are not automatically updated upon adding...
2010-06-12
2,900 reads
Filter Jobs using SQL Server Job Activity Monitor
Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), we have the capability of quickly looking at job related information to verify things...
2010-06-09
1,672 reads
Get Index Details
We all know that indexes on tables help performance. However, sometimes too much indexing could affect performance as well. One...
2010-06-07
584 reads
Interactive Sort Order using Reporting Services 2008
Sorting results in a tabular style report is a common request from business users. Sometimes, they want to see the...
2010-06-07
842 reads
Tech Ed Conference 2010 – New Orleans
SUNDAY 6/6/2010
While sitting in the conference center for Tech Ed 2010, I thought, why not blog about my trip. Even...
2010-06-07
493 reads
Alternating Group Colors and Alternating Row Colors
Alternating Group Colors and Alternating Row Colors
After posting my recent blog about Alternating Group Colors, I’ve been asked several times...
2010-06-04
1,354 reads
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Introduction of OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY = ON
Hi, We have low latency high volume system. I have a table having 3...
The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?