Error 18456 a little more friendly in 2012
While preparing a demo for a presentation, I generated a 18456 error in the SQL instance by selecting a non-existent...
2012-03-29
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Blog Posts
Excel Source The Output Column Failed Because Truncation Occurred
In an SSIS package you have the option to choose from a wide range of source from Flat Files to...
2012-03-29 (first published: 2012-03-23)
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Importing data from Excel – using INSERT statements
You can easily import data from an Excel file to SQL Server using SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. However,...
2012-03-29
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Save yourself from despair with full database documentation
Your ability to document thoroughly will determine your efficiency and productivity when it comes to managing your SQL Server databases....
2012-03-29
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SQLSaturday #107 Houston
About 3 weeks to go until SQLSaturday #107 at YES Prep Public Schools - North Central Campus, 13703 Aldine-Westfield, Houston, TX,...
2012-03-29
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Three Sessions at Spring 2012 Connections Conference
I will be a busy little beaver today, presenting three sessions at the Spring 2012 Connections Conference, the first one...
2012-03-29
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I am looking for change
I am looking for a change. Yes, a change. This is the beginning of that quest. This blog will be...
2012-03-28
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Microsoft Failover cluster 2008 : Moving MSDTC to new SAN disk
We have four node cluster on Windows 2008 where the MSDTC disk hosted on a SAN array. Now we have...
2012-03-28
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Presenting at SQL Saturday #111
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, I’ll be presenting “Table Vars and Temp Tables – What you NEED to know!” at SQL...
2012-03-28
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SQL Server # Storing Hierarchical Data – Parent Child n’th level # TSQL
Introduction
Today, I would like to explain one way in which we can store the HIERARCHICAL data in SQL tables. A...
2012-03-28
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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
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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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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