SSIS Lookup using a Script Component
What would you do if you want to perform 15 to 30 lookups using the same reference dataset? This is how I did it...
2008-12-30
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Sachin Dedhia
Database Commenting Guideline
Commenting seems to be the bane of every programmer, database or otherwise. Sachin Dedhiya brings us a look at brings some standards to how you should comment your code in a SQL Server database.
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The SQL Server Postal Service
One way to understand Service Broker is to think of it as a postal service. New author Sachin Dedhia brings us a fantastic introduction to the Service Broker including the code to setup and begin working with queues, conversations and contracts. If that doesn't make sense, you need to read this article.
2006-05-08
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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