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T-SQL Tuesday #104 Roundup

This month's T-SQL Tuesday topic asked "What code would you hate to live without?" Turns out you like using script and code to automate boring, repetitive, and error-prone tasks.
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2018-07-17

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T-SQL Tuesday #104 Roundup

This month's T-SQL Tuesday topic asked "What code would you hate to live without?" Turns out you like using script and code to automate boring, repetitive, and error-prone tasks.
Thank...

2018-07-17

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Counting NULLs

Recently I was doing one of Kendra Little’s (b/t) SQL Server quizzes. Specifically the Quiz: COUNT() in SQL Server. As...

2018-07-16

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Identity Defaults

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Question of the Day

Identity Defaults

What happens when I run this code?

CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
     id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
     somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO

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