SSRS: My Filter is not Working!!!
I rarely use filters in my SSRS reports. However, this was a client requirement. When we attempted to use the...
2011-03-07
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Patrick LeBlanc
SQL Lunch #50 - Solitary Containment (An Overview of SSIS Containers)
Join us tomorrow on the SQL Lunch for a little SSIS.
Topic: #50-Solitary Containment - An Overview of SSIS Containers
If you’ve ever...
2011-03-02
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I travel, I work, I EAT
As most of you know I am a consultant with Pragmatic Works, which requires me to travel a bit. During...
2011-02-12
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Presentations: Slides and Demos
Over the past couple of weeks I have given several presentations. At each presentation I have promised to post the...
2011-02-09
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Second Book Available for Pre-Order
Over the past six months I have writing chapters for my next book. The book is titled SharePoint 2010 Business...
2011-02-07
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Speaking at the Houston SQL Server Users Group
Since I am working at a client this week in Houston, I begged Nancy Hide Wilson (President Houston SQL Server Users...
2011-02-07
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SSIS: Custom Folder in your Package Store
Recently at SQL Saturday #57 – Houston I explained how to add a custom folder to your SSIS package store. I...
2011-02-07
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The Many Faces of SQL Server
Well, one of my goals this year was to focus on branding myself a little more. So I decided to...
2011-02-03
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SQL Lunch - Introduction to Change Data Capture
Join me tomorrow for a little CDC.
#47-Introduction to Change Data Capture
Speaker: Patrick LeBlanc
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2011-01-31
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SQL Saturday #57 Houston
So you don’t have anything to do this Saturday.Well, if you have an insatiable thirst for SQL knowledge like me,...
2011-01-28
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers