Using Table Valued Parameters with sp_executesql
Recently I did a presentation on dynamic SQL. In the presentation I pointed out the similarity of using sp_executesql to...
2018-09-24 (first published: 2018-09-13)
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Kenneth Fisher
How do I grant permissions to view users and their permissions?
tl;dr; VIEW DEFINITION
Every now and again you’ll have a user that needs to be able to see what permissions other...
2018-09-17
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I/O vs Logical I/O
tl;dr; While the difference is very important 90% of the time you won’t care and should just add the two...
2018-09-13 (first published: 2018-09-05)
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What happens in a trigger stays in the transaction: T-SQL Tuesday #106
Anything that happens in a trigger happens within the same transaction of the command that called it.
Part of me feels...
2018-09-11
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#SQLCareer 3/4 August 6th 2018
Last month Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be helpful if those of us that work in the IT/database...
2018-09-06 (first published: 2018-08-22)
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SQL Homework – September 2018 – Backup and Restore continued.
In the very first SQL Homework post you were asked to take a backup. In fact it asked you to...
2018-09-03
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SQL Puzzle: Advent of Code
A few years back someone started the Advent of code. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s an advent calendar...
2018-08-29
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What are my permissions?
Permissions are a common concern. One of the most frequent requests I get is I need X, Y and Z...
2018-08-29 (first published: 2018-08-16)
3,196 reads
Copying formatted text out of a grid column.
I was reading a post today by Bert Wagner (b/t).
Displaying Long Variable Values in SQL Server
By the way, if...
2018-08-27
898 reads
Nada to Speaker: Demystifying and Diminishing Dynamic SQL Difficulties
Last Thursday I spoke at NTSSUG (North Texas SQL Server User Group). This is my local group (only 1.5 hours...
2018-08-20
218 reads
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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