2011-06-14 (first published: 2007-12-05)
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Searching through SPs, Tables, Views
Find quickly all stored procedures, tables and views that are somehow related to the search term.
2011-02-09 (first published: 2011-01-28)
2,736 reads
Restore Database from network location
When using GUI tools, it seems the DB cannot be restored from a network path. This is actually possible via the script.
2010-05-11 (first published: 2009-07-11)
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2008-12-17 (first published: 2008-11-10)
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2008-05-27 (first published: 2008-04-10)
1,733 reads
Refreshing Views and Recompiling Stored Procs
When a table is modified by changing the order of fields or changing field type or adjusting field sizes etc, some of the dependent views (or views on views on views :)) may become invalid as they store some metadata in order to run more efficiently. These views would need to be refreshed with new […]
2007-04-20 (first published: 2007-03-20)
2,078 reads
Blogs
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By Steve Jones
It’s Monday. I’ve been home since Fri night, but with a busy weekend, I’m...
Microsoft Post-Quantum Crypto APIs Are Now Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community...
Forums
The Ending Substring
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Done is Better than Good
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Configuring the On-Premises Data Gateway: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
SELECT '[' + SUBSTRING('Steve Jones', 7) + ']' See possible answers