Fixing system database corruption with setup.exe
Corruption of the system databases is a serious matter. Setup.exe is a brute force method of replacing them.
2018-04-17
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Kenneth Fisher
Storing a variable with a SELECT, and why it didn't work.
Using SELECT to store values into variables is an important technique, but you need to know some of the gotchas as well.
2018-04-02
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2016-11-17
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Constant Data Types
Data types are an important part of how tables and variables work. Did you know that constants have databases too?
2016-10-03
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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
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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)
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2014-07-01
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Fun with Outer Joins
Learn how an outer join works and how you can use it in your applications to find the results you need when matching data isn't in all your tables.
2014-01-17 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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2012-02-22
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A brief explanation and solution for the Double Hop problem
What on earth does “Login failed for user ‘(null)’, Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server conn” mean?
2011-12-09
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