T-SQL Tuesday #58: Passwords
It’s that time again. The second Tuesday of each month we have a blog party called T-SQL Tuesday. The host...
2014-09-12 (first published: 2014-09-09)
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Blog Posts
A Wonderful Weekend in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Speaking SQLGulf #1, Alfaisal University
Thanks to the perseverance of SQL MVP Shehap El-Nagar’s invite last year, this brave
man from the Saudi Ministry of Higher...
2014-09-11
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New Add-on for SSMS: T-SQL Flex
Do you ever copy query results out of SQL Server Management Studio, paste them into your text editor, and then...
2014-09-11 (first published: 2014-09-08)
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Parameterization Part 4: Handling Non-Uniform Data Distribution
This is the fourth post in the “Parameterization” series. In the previous post I wrote about parameter sniffing, and I...
2014-09-11 (first published: 2014-09-08)
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PASS Virtual Chapter Events: September & October 2014
PASS Virtual Chapter Events: September 2014
Join SQL Server professionals from around the world for free online technical training and networking...
2014-09-11
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SQL Server: Converting binary data to a hexadecimal string
Problem
I have a requirement to convert the binary data inside a table column or variable to a hexadecimal string. Is...
2014-09-11
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SQL Server: Converting binary data to a hexadecimal string
Problem I have a requirement to convert the binary data inside a table column or variable to a hexadecimal string. Is it possible to directly convert the binary data...
2014-09-11
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September 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
Who is up for a little free learning this week? Besides the opulence and feast that was the 24 Hours of PASS (Summit Preview), we have more training in...
2014-09-10
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September 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
Who is up for a little free learning this week? Besides the opulence and feast that was the 24 Hours...
2014-09-10
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VMworld 2014 Wrap Up for Data Professionals
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend VMware’s VMworld 2014 conference in San Francisco, CA. The show...
2014-09-10
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Blogs
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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...
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Can someone please explain what happens?
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SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
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Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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