You can’t use GO in dynamic SQL.
This is one of those things that when I look back on it seems really obvious. Note: If at the ... Continue reading
2022-02-10
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Kenneth Fisher
Who do you contact before an upgrade? : T-SQL Tuesday #147
I haven’t been blogging as much recently as I’d like and I’m trying to get back into it. One excellent ... Continue reading
2022-02-09
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SQL Homework – February 2022 – “Soft” skills.
Well, it’s a new year and a new start, even if I am a bit behind the start of the ... Continue reading
2022-02-02
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2021 a year in review
No matter where you are in the world the last couple of years have been, shall we say, difficult. More ... Continue reading
2022-01-07 (first published: 2021-12-30)
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2021 a year in review
No matter where you are in the world the last couple of years have been, shall we say, difficult. More ... Continue reading
2021-12-30
5 reads
The less you hear from or about the DBAs the better they are doing their job.
Something I’ve been thinking about recently is that DBAs are best when they are invisible. Now, this is also true ... Continue reading
2021-12-15 (first published: 2021-12-07)
357 reads
SQL Homework – December 2021 – Changing collation
I can only speak for the locations I’ve worked at of course, but in all of the places I’ve worked ... Continue reading
2021-12-10 (first published: 2021-12-02)
306 reads
The less you hear from or about the DBAs the better they are doing their job.
Something I’ve been thinking about recently is that DBAs are best when they are invisible. Now, this is also true ... Continue reading
2021-12-07
5 reads
Data jokes
I’m feeling a bit uninspired this week, and I plan on only doing one post this week, so I figured ... Continue reading
2021-12-03 (first published: 2021-11-23)
878 reads
SQL Homework – December 2021 – Changing collation
I can only speak for the locations I’ve worked at of course, but in all of the places I’ve worked ... Continue reading
2021-12-02
7 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
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would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
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I'm thinking about submitting some articles
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers