Helper function to convert binary to decimal and back
In this post you will find two small functions that convert binary value to a decimal one and vice versa.
2018-05-19
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Blog Posts
How to Extract last name or first name(s) from a combined field
Extracting pieces of information from a string can be a daunting task. This is an example of a REVERSE technique.
The...
2018-05-19
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How to Extract last name or first name(s) from a combined field
Extracting pieces of information from a string can be a daunting task. This is an example of a REVERSE technique.
The...
2018-05-19
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SQL Server Triggers and Transactions
In this post I’m going to detail with examples how triggers behave with transactions…
How Do Triggers Behave With Transactions?
To demo...
2018-05-19
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SQL Server Triggers and Transactions
In this post I’m going to detail with examples how triggers behave with transactions…
2018-05-19
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Data Recovery : Page level restore in SQL Server
In this article, we shall discuss the importance of understanding the internals of the page restoration for a database administrator. Most...
2018-05-18
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Day 18 Storage engine
MySQL is special compare to all the other RDBMs System because of its special architecture, the STORAGE Engine. MySQL has...
2018-05-18
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New Article: Return SQL Server Connections Information Using sys.dm_exec_connections
I’ve started a new series at MSSQLTips.com walking through the various Dynamic Management Objects we have available to us in SQL...
2018-05-18
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Quick Table Info Export with PowerShell
This week I had a user come to me asking about how fields were defined on a few tables he was using in writing some reports. Long story short,...
2018-05-18
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Randomizing Names with Data Masker
Data Masker for SQL Server is pretty cool. It can reduce your attack surface area and exposure under the GDPR...
2018-05-18 (first published: 2018-05-07)
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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