(last updated: 2021-09-01 @ 14:18 ET / 2021-09-01 @ 18:18 UTC ) In my previous post, SSMS and SQLCMD: Prevent T-SQL Batch From Not Only Executing, but Also From...
2021-08-31
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(last updated: 2021-08-13 @ 19:50 ET / 2021-08-13 @ 23:50 UTC ) In a previous post, Prevent Full Script Execution (Understanding and Using PARSEONLY and NOEXEC), I explained how...
2021-08-25 (first published: 2021-08-13)
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(last updated: 2021-07-02 @ 19:55 EST / 2021-07-02 @ 23:55 UTC ) The sysname data type (in SQL Server) is a system-provided, though not built-in, alias for NVARCHAR(128). This...
2021-07-02
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(last updated: 2021-05-31 @ 19:00 EST / 2021-05-31 @ 23:00 UTC ) Many of us that work with Microsoft SQL Server, especially those of us working on systems with...
2021-05-21
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Presenting about Module Signing at "Data Architecture Day" this Saturday (May 16th) at 4:10 PM EDT… Continue reading Presenting at “Data Architecture Day” this Saturday (May 16th) at 4:10...
2020-05-14
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Is EXISTS(SELECT 1 ...) better than EXISTS(SELECT * ...)? Who would know better than SQL Server?… Continue reading Actual Difference Between EXISTS(SELECT 1 …), EXISTS(SELECT * …), and EXISTS(SELECT...
2020-02-03 (first published: 2020-01-24)
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sys.xp_delete_files and 'allow filesystem enumeration': two new undocumented items in SQL Server 2019… Continue reading sys.xp_delete_files and ‘allow filesystem enumeration’: two new undocumented items in SQL Server 2019 ?
2020-01-27
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A Completely Complete Guide to how many bytes are used to represent characters in the T-SQL string datatypes… Continue reading How Many Bytes Per Character in SQL Server: a...
2019-12-04 (first published: 2019-11-22)
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A misguided attempt to improve security that not only increases the chances of SQL Injection, but also prevented useful changes from being made.… Continue reading Feature Restrictions in...
2019-08-19 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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Specific String Pattern Magically Hidden From Step Output in SQL Agent History. Who Knew?… Continue reading Specific String Pattern Magically Hidden From Step Output in SQL Agent History ?
2019-06-21
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I have this table in SQL Server 2022:
CREATE TABLE CustomerLarge (CustomerID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1) CONSTRAINT CustomerLargePK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED , CustomerName VARCHAR(20) , CustomerContactFirstName VARCHAR(40) , CustomerContactLastName VARCHAR(40) , Address VARCHAR(20) , Address2 VARCHAR(20) , City VARCHAR(20) , CountryCode CHAR(3) , Postal VARCHAR(20) ) GOIf I check the columns_updated() function return in a trigger, what is the data returned? See possible answers