Grant Fritchey

Grant Fritchey is a SQL Server MVP with over 20 years’ experience in IT including time spent in support and development. Grant has worked with SQL Server since version 6.0 back in 1995. He has developed in VB, VB.Net, C# and Java. Grant has authored books for Apress and Simple-Talk, and joined Red Gate as a Product Advocate in January 2011. Find Grant on Twitter @GFritchey or on his blog as the Scary DBA.

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SQL Server XQuery For Idiots

I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...

2009-11-30

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Blog Post

XQuery For Idiots

I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...

2009-11-30

1,733 reads

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Proof

SQL Rockstar tells me that unless there are photo’s, it didn’t happen. Brad McGehee published some pictures from DevConnections. See,...

2009-11-17

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Blogs

Choosing to not drive the Tesla

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I started a short thread on Twitter/X and Bluesky recently after leaving the Tesla...

Advice I Like: Transactions and Relationships

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Life gets better as you replace transactions with relationships. – from Excellent Advice for...

Free PostgreSQL Performance Monitoring with pgNow

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I’ve been putting together a new PostgreSQL session called “Performance Monitoring for the Absolute...

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Limits, Not Goals

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Making Additions and Changes; Getting Error Preventing Them

By Ahr Aitch

MS SQL Server/SSMS are my tools. As my project evolves I find I need...

SSL Certificate Chain

By suchit.d@promantia.com

SSL Certificate Chain Not Trusted Error in SQL Server Connection in Power BI I’m...

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Precision and Scale II

What is the precision, length, and scale for an int variable?

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