SSRS export to Excel converts DateTime Column to Text Column
Recently we observed a weird issue with SSRS export to Excel. One of the datetime column in the report was...
2013-07-02
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Blog Posts
trace flag for backup and restore operation
1. 3004
show the internal backup/restore operation for every step.
ex.
dbcc traceon(3004,3605,-1)
GO
3605 means output the message to errorlog. you can use 3604...
2013-07-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #44 The Second Chance
Hello Dear Reader! This is the first Tuesday of the month and you know what that means. It’s time to...
2013-07-02
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July 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
First Monday of the month and time to update the monthly SQL Server checklist. Monthly SQL Server checklist, you ask?...
2013-07-01
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #39
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-07-01
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Monitoring Memory Usage of Memory Optimized Objects – SQL Server 2014
Starting SQL 2014 monitoring memory usage of the memory optimized objects is super important to ensure that your instance don’t...
2013-07-01
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SQL Server Events in the UK July 2013
Last month saw SQL Relay, Tech Ed, SQL Saturday Dublin, oh and the small matter of a CTP for SQL...
2013-07-01
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SQL Server: Part 3 : All About SQL Server Statistics :Who Create and Manage the Statistics ? Role of Statistics in Performance Tuning
In the last posts, we have discussed about the histogram ,density vector and how SQL server use the statistics information...
2013-07-01
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The Secret to Keeping Your Cool Like an Experienced Production DBA
Your actions as a Database Administrator can make the difference between a disaster being a minor nuisance or a major...
2013-07-01 (first published: 2013-06-25)
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Writing Dynamic SQL (A how to)
A little while back I wrote Best practice recommendations for writing Dynamic SQL where I made a number of suggestions...
2013-07-01
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SQL Server Journey Part 2: Modern Era (2017 – 2026) – AI/Cloud First
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In cryptography, the RSA and ECC algorithms which we use primarily for asymmetric cryptography...
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By Steve Jones
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An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers