New SSDT Projects default to the latest version of SQL Server
When you create a new SSDT project it is created (at the moment) as a SQL Server 2014 project which...
2015-10-14
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Blog Posts
New SSDT Projects default to the latest version of SQL Server
When you create a new SSDT project it is created (at the moment) as a SQL Server 2014 project which is annoying when you are on something else.
However, if...
2015-10-14
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #452 - Charlotte, NC - October 17
In case you missed it last week, there will be another SQL Saturday this weekend in Charlotte, NC. If you...
2015-10-14
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #459, Madrid 2015
Glad to share that I have been picked up to speak at Spanish SQLSaturday for the second time in a...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning for a long time and did not cause any...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning for a long time and did not cause any...
2015-10-14
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SSMS in High-DPI Displays: How to Stop the Madness
I spent the last few weeks travelling a lot compared to my usual routine and I got quickly fed up...
2015-10-14
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Auditing Needs Reporting
No matter the mechanism used to capture the data to fulfill the "investigation" phase of the audit, if the data is not analyzed and reports generated, then the audit...
2015-10-13
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Auditing Needs Reporting
Welcome to the second Tuesday of the month. And in the database world of SQL Server and the SQL Server...
2015-10-13
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers