How To: XEvents as Profiler
Despite the controls in place there always seems to be some change that is unknown or even some cowboy that makes changes as s/he sees fit and forgets to...
2018-12-25
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Jason Brimhall
Quick and Easy XE for Azure DB
This is a very simple introduction into the creation of an Extended Event session using a template for Azure SQL DB. I demonstrate the use of the GUI to...
2018-12-24
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File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files
We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old stale files from the file system, whether it be to remove old backup files or...
2018-12-21
17 reads
Encrypting a Database Never Finishes
There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a database. In SQL Server, we have the ability to...
2018-12-20
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Encrypting a Database Never Finishes
There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a...
2018-12-20
394 reads
SHUTDOWN SQL Server
Recently a friend by the name of Chris Bell (blog | twitter) wrote about an easy way to disrupt SQL Server....
2018-12-20 (first published: 2018-12-03)
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T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years
Loads of TSQL Tuesdays
Years ago the TSQL Tuesday party was started by Adam Machanic (b|t). The premise of the monthly event...
2018-12-19
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T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years
I have personally participated in quite a large number of these TSQL Tuesday events - despite not being every single one. This is a roundup of my personal participation...
2018-12-19
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T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap
Small tokens of gratitude and small actions help to build this wonderful SQL Community that gives and gives and gives. Humility leads us to seek out ways to give...
2018-12-18
5 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap
How have you impacted somebody in the community?
This month I am in charge of the topic for TSQLTuesday. The invite...
2018-12-18
210 reads
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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