SQL Statistics – another Spin
I was reading a blog by Pinal Dave that was about using catalog views to obtain information about stats for the entire database. While reading the blog, I was...
2011-07-01
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Jason Brimhall
SQL Statistics – another Spin
I was reading a blog by Pinal Dave that was about using catalog views to obtain information about stats for...
2011-07-01
668 reads
70-450 Study Guide
In my last post concerning my certification journey I said I may post a study guide. I have thought it...
2011-06-30
4,768 reads
70-450 Study Guide
In my last post concerning my certification journey I said I may post a study guide. I have thought it over and a sweetened condensed version of some of...
2011-06-30
7 reads
Arggghhhhh
I have a new tune stuck in my head now. It got stuck there this afternoon shortly after my computer...
2011-06-30
1,635 reads
Arggghhhhh
I have a new tune stuck in my head now. It got stuck there this afternoon shortly after my computer was forced into a reboot. I was in the...
2011-06-30
6 reads
MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in...
2011-06-27
760 reads
MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in SQL 2008, other things came up that have slowed...
2011-06-27
3 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery
When I first read this article, I thought to myself “I have no clue on this one. What could I...
2011-06-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery
There are three types of disasters that are seldom expected. Read about the fun of dealing with these different types of disasters.
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Blogs
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Flyway Tips: Multiple Projects
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One of the nice things about Flyway Desktop is that it helps you manage...
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Question of the Day
Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers