Spackle: Making sure you can connect to the DAC
The DAC is an important tool and several things can go wrong when trying to connect to it.
2014-07-31
3,293 reads
Kenneth Fisher
Add them to ALL the roles!
I seem to get a lot of permissions questions these days and one of the more frequent ones goes along...
2014-07-28 (first published: 2014-07-21)
8,662 reads
Why am I getting a primary/unique key violation?
This may seem like a question with a simple answer but there is a bit more to it than you...
2014-07-23
1,605 reads
Yes, Virginia, you can have too much white space.
When I was in college and taking programming classes (back in the days when “a T-Rex ate my 5.25 inch...
2014-07-22 (first published: 2014-07-16)
9,132 reads
What does it mean that a value is NULL?
Let’s start by assuming that ANSI_NULLS are ON. If you aren’t sure what ANSI_NULLS are exactly, don’t worry, I’ll be...
2014-07-15 (first published: 2014-07-14)
10,901 reads
Single Quotation Marks in SQL
One of the common problems is dealing with apostrophes in T-SQL. This article examines the challenges of single quotation marks and ends with a short quiz.
2014-07-11 (first published: 2013-01-03)
36,249 reads
db_ddladmin and the SSMS table designer
If you want to grant a user the ability to create/alter/delete any table, SP, function etc in a database you...
2014-07-10
970 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #56: Assumptions
I assume that since it’s the second Tuesday of the month that it’s time for T-SQL Tuesday. And you can...
2014-07-08
850 reads
Argenis and the unicorn hoodie
Early yesterday Kirsten Benzel(b/t) announced something very exciting, at least exciting to me. Argenis Fernandez(b/t) has agreed to wear a...
2014-07-02
698 reads
2014-07-01
8,398 reads
Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
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...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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A Full Shutdown
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Question of the Day
OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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