Parsing scripts with ScriptDOM
In the last post I wrote about what ScriptDOM is and why it is useful. From this post, I will explain how it can be put to use. What...
2022-01-28 (first published: 2022-01-27)
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Mala Mahadevan
T-SQL Tuesday 146: Where should business logic reside?
I am trying to get started on blogging again this year…T-SQL Tuesday came in handy with a great topic. This month’s host is Andy Yun(t |b). Andy’s challenge for...
2022-01-21 (first published: 2022-01-11)
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TSQL-Tuesday 143: Short Code Examples
I decided to resume tech blogging after a long break and this tsql-tuesday came in handy. This month’s blog part is hosted by John McCormack (B|T). He would like...
2021-11-05 (first published: 2021-10-13)
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Formatting T-SQL Scripts using ScriptDOM and PowerShell
Well-formatted scripts are always easier to maintain and enhance readability to high degree. Formatting standards are an important part of coding standards anywhere and if not, they need to be. If there are a large number of scripts this can add up to a significant amount of time needed to maintain them. It is also […]
2021-08-27
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Crocs and Naps….
I was planning a blog post for a TSQL2sday..instead would up writing an obituary blog post for a dear friend who passed on yesterday. Brian Moran was among the...
2021-07-23 (first published: 2021-07-10)
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Scripting using SMO
I will be delivering a lightning talk at DataMinutes on June 7th on this topic. I thought it would help to write a synopsis of what am going to...
2021-06-06
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Data dictionary script
I restarted speaking with New Stars of Data today – I gave a talk on Database documentation. Below is the script I created to pull metadata into an excel...
2021-03-16 (first published: 2021-03-12)
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Old but not gone…
I am part of a weekly talk show we run at the TriPASS user group, called ‘Shop Talk’. Shop Talk was the brainchild of Kevin Feasel, our key user...
2021-02-25 (first published: 2021-02-22)
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TSQL Tuesday #134 – Taking a break
This month’s TSQL Tuesday invite is from James McGillivray – he asks people to write about what they were/are doing to take a break during this crisis ridden time...
2021-01-12
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End of an Era – SQL PASS and Lessons learned
Most of my blog is filled with posts related to PASS in some way. Events, various volunteering opportunities, keynote blogging, this or that…With the demise of the organization, I...
2020-12-31 (first published: 2020-12-22)
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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