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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
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers