Using DTEXECUI to generate a DTEXEC command line statement the easy way
SSIS is one of those tools that I love and hate at the same time. It’s a great ETL tool...
2013-08-05 (first published: 2013-07-31)
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Kenneth Fisher
Generic Dynamic SQL Stored Procedure
Recently I came across a post on http://www.StackOverflow.com that basically asked how to write a generic stored procedure to handle...
2013-07-31 (first published: 2013-07-22)
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Notes on debugging Database Mail problems
I’ve had to debug database mail problems several times over the last year or so. Below is a collection of...
2013-07-29
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I’m going to my first SQL Saturday!
I got to go to the Pass Summit in 2011 and had a fantastic time despite some travel issues caused...
2013-07-24
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Scripting a partitioned table or index, a caution.
I was researching a problem with a partitioned table that had somehow become unpartitioned and discovered something rather interesting.
First here...
2013-07-22 (first published: 2013-07-15)
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Amusing SQL Trick – Hide yourself from SQL Server
I make a point of reading DBAReactions on a fairly regular basis and today while reading it I was lead...
2013-07-17
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Ordering steps in a SQL Agent job
Generally if I need to do any form of complicated control flow I’ll end up using SSIS, however there is...
2013-07-15 (first published: 2013-07-08)
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Writing Dynamic SQL (A how to)
A little while back I wrote Best practice recommendations for writing Dynamic SQL where I made a number of suggestions...
2013-07-01
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Using OUTPUT to back up a change
How will you back out if your change doesn’t work?! Always take a backup! There should always be a back...
2013-06-26
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Metadata Functions (OBJECT_NAME for example)
What is a metadata function? According to BOL a metadata function is one that returns data about the database or...
2013-06-24
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Blogs
Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...
AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue
By Steve Jones
I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some...
Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)
By Vinay Thakur
This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...
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