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It is well known that there is a wealth of information within Extended Events. One can tap plenty of information about performance issues, errors, or general interest type stuff...
2015-09-23
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Jason Brimhall
Predicate Order is Critical
I want to drive home the importance of the predicate order when dealing with Extended Events. This is an important topic because it can be very helpful in maintaining...
2015-09-23
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Comparison Predicates and Event Data
Predicates are a significant component within the Extended Events Engine. This article discusses one of the pieces of the puzzle of predicates - comparison operators - also known as...
2015-09-22
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Comparison Predicates and Event Data
In the previous installment, I began covering the topic of predicates. In that article I demonstrated that there are multiple types of...
2015-09-22
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Predicates and Event Data
At one time or another, a predicate has been the best friend or worst enemy of the data professional. If...
2015-09-21
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Predicates and Event Data
A predicate is a filtering mechanism used in SQL Server to target specific data when either querying or updating rows.
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2015-09-21
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Map Data Types in Extended Events
Maps are like a way of overloading the data type to expose more meaningful values that relate to the payload data in question. The standard data types can also...
2015-09-18
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Map Data Types in Extended Events
In the last segment, I wrote about the data types for the payload of an event in Extended Events. In that...
2015-09-18
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Data Types in Extended Events
Today I get to talk about data types within Extended Events. This also means, I hope to be able to...
2015-09-17
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Data Types in Extended Events
Today I get to talk about data types within Extended Events. This also means, I hope to be able to bring a little more clarity to the topic.
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2015-09-17
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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