Rounding versus truncating
Be careful when implicitly converting data types in T-SQL. Directly assigning 1.5 (either as a FLOAT or a NUMERIC) to...
2014-04-15
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – Hide system objects in Object Explorer – SQL Server Management Studio
By default, SQL Server system objects are listed in Object Explorer in Management Studio. These system objects include system database,...
2014-04-15 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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SQL Server 2000 || Disable sa login
Question : How to disable sa user in SQL Server 2000?
Reason : Due to Security requirement of audit, We have to disable...
2014-04-15
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SQL Server First Aid
If you take basic first aid, say a CPR course, you’ll learn a handy mnemonic for the primary assessment you...
2014-04-15
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SQLServerCentral Editorial: Doing What It Takes To Get The Job Done
I wrote Doing What It Takes To Get The Job Done about a conversation with my nephew working late to...
2014-04-15
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Why a Boot Camp?
As a some of you may already know, I am now offering SQL Server boot camps with the first one...
2014-04-15
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Writing a Question Of The Day–More Notes
Today I wrote another question based on an error message. I included the error message in the question this time...
2014-04-15
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5 Years Running! OKCSQL!
I want to congratulate OKCSQL on a 5 year run.
I personally wasn't here for that whole duration, but we have leaders and...
2014-04-14
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Collation: Correction -> Instance
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-14
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Collation: Correction -> Instance
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-14
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GPX distance and time analysis...
The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
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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