Problem The first issue that developers in my team noticed was when they tried to create database with Spark: Error message: org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException: org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException: MetaException(meesage: Got exception: org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.contracts.exceptions.InvalidAbfsRestOperationException Status code:...
2022-12-05
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Problem The first issue that developers in my team noticed was when they tried to create database with Spark: Error message: org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException: org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException: MetaException(meesage: Got exception: org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.contracts.exceptions.InvalidAbfsRestOperationException Status code:...
2022-12-05
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It’s been a long journey, but I got the email from Apress yesterday to say that my book “Pro Encryption is SQL Server 2022” has now been published. You...
2022-12-05 (first published: 2022-11-23)
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On the face of it, this is a very obvious question with a very obvious answer. We want to prevent data from falling into the wrong hands. In practice,...
2022-12-05
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Thanks all for joining me for two sessions at SQLSaturday Minnesota 2023, and for great feedback and questions. I'm always a big supporter of SQLSaturday events whenever I can...
2022-12-04 (first published: 2022-12-03)
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Today’s coping tip is to enjoy new music today: play, sing, dance, or listen. I’m on the road this week, so it’s music for me. Not a lot of...
2022-12-02
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I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. Another month of busy stuff. A long trip for the...
2022-12-02
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In my blog post last night on Days 1 and 2 of the PASS Summit, I included the following comment:
(Along with that, I think having "hybrid" events like our...
2022-12-02 (first published: 2022-11-16)
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Very excited to take part in my third #PGSQLPhriday blogging event, even more so because it’s a topic that’s quite near and dear to my heart, community. To say...
2022-12-02
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I’m proud to be a part of the SQL Server communities globally. I do everything I can do to give back when I can. Too many times, I feel...
2022-12-02 (first published: 2022-11-15)
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I type fairly well. Well, I type fast, but I do wear out a...
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I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers