2019-10-10
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Split data into N equal groups
In this blog post, you will get the query to “Split data into N equal groups” using SQL Server and you will also see the practical implementation of the...
2019-10-10
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Split data into N equal groups
In this blog post, you will get the query to “Split data into N equal groups” using SQL Server and you will also see the practical implementation of the...
2019-10-10
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Leveraging WHILE LOOP
WHILE LOOP can be used for batch processing and can be helpful if you are dealing with huge data processing. Recently I did an analytics project where I had...
2019-10-09
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Setting a Custom Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline with PowerShell
Here’s a quick post on something simple which stumped me for a while, in the hopes that search engines help someone else who gets confused in the same way....
2019-09-02
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Git Command Line Tutorial with SQL Change Automation for SSMS (video)
I’m really excited for Redgate’s new SQL Change Automation plugin for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). SQL Change Automation lets DBAs and developers use a migrations-first approach to create...
2019-08-26
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Key Findings for Database Professionals from the Accelerate State of DevOps Report 2019
The Accelerate: State of DevOps Report 2019 has just been published. This report is the latest in six years of research. With more than 31,000 survey responses, Accelerate is...
2019-08-22
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Azure DevOps: How to Set a Custom Release Branch Folder Filter in Build Pipeline Triggers (video)
This is the first in a series of posts about simple things that I had a hard time figuring out in Azure DevOps services. It can be very useful...
2019-08-19
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SQL Server Management Studio is as Relevant as Ever
After almost fifteen years of heavy usage by developers and database administrators (DBAs), it might seem like Microsoft’s free tool, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), is about to go...
2019-08-14
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Question of the Day
Checking Identities
The DBCC CHECKIDENT command is used when working with identity values. I have a table with 10 rows in it that looks like this:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 2 2 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 3 3 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 4 4 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 5 5 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 6 6 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 7 7 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 8 8 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 9 9 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 10 10 2025-01-11 2025-01-16The docs for DBCC CHECKIDENT say this if I run with only the table parameter: "If the current identity value for a table is less than the maximum identity value stored in the identity column, it is reset using the maximum value in the identity column. " I run this code:
DELETE dbo.TravelLog WHERE TravelLogID >= 9
GO
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog, RESEED)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-09-14', '2025-09-17')
GO
What is the identity value for the new row inserted by the insert statement above? See possible answers