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Recently the last day to submit a session for the 2015 Pass Summit rolled around. I mention this because I...
2015-03-23
701 reads
Kenneth Fisher
Why not NOLOCK?
Most senior DBAs I’ve met shudder when they hear NOLOCK. Ever wonder why? For the same reason they shudder at...
2015-03-18
1,249 reads
Who’s using that database?
A common problem when trying to alter a database (take it offline, add a filegroup, whatever) is that someone else...
2015-03-17 (first published: 2015-03-09)
7,454 reads
There are #temp tables and then there are ##temp tables.
Temporary tables are a common enough thing in T-SQL that most of us have probably used them on a fairly...
2015-03-16
675 reads
Using Solutions in SSMS
There are a handful of scripts I use on a regular basis. Adam Mechanic’s (b/t) sp_WhoIsActive, My sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions,...
2015-03-11
1,239 reads
I want to blog but …
I don’t know how to get started.
Pretty simple. There are a number of free blogging sites out there. Personally I...
2015-03-04
674 reads
Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 2
Feb 16, 2015
Dear Diary,
A few weeks back I introduced HAL002 to a database managed by some annoying devs. They were...
2015-03-04 (first published: 2015-02-23)
7,518 reads
SQL Judo’s Monthly Challenge – March 2014 – Powershell something
Every month SQL Judo (Russ Thomas) (b/t) challenges us to do his Monthly DBA Challenge. I’ve decided it would be...
2015-03-02
802 reads
Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 1
Nov 12, 2014
Dear Diary,
They asked for help again. Every now and again everything slows down and they see a lot...
2015-02-26 (first published: 2015-02-16)
8,774 reads
Using sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions v6.0
It’s been a while since I posted an updated to usp_DBPermissions and usp_SrvPermissions. Sorry. I got lazy with my posting....
2015-02-25
1,298 reads
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...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers