Creating a Sequence in SQL Server 2012
Sequences are a new object in SQL Server 2012 that generate just what the name implies: a sequence of numbers....
2012-05-01
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Blog Posts
Denali — Day 1: Tempdb Compatibility – Bug?
Denali — Day 1: Tempdb Compatibility – Bug?
I have installed sql server 2012 express and evolution edition on my personal laptop, and...
2012-05-01
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How to Configure Database mail
In my daily job as a SQL Server consultant I go to a lot of places, many days on the...
2012-05-01
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How to execute a package from another package?
I hear you. You’ll use the Execute Package Task. This mechanism of executing one package from another is popularly knows...
2012-05-01
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May Question: How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server 2012?
Now that SQL Server 2012 has been released, this month’s question is “How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server...
2012-05-01
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Notes from SQLSaturday #107 in Houston
I’ve deliberately waited a bit to write this after the event, just to see what stood out after a week...
2012-05-01
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Speaker Issues: The Quandry of Double Submitting
This is in response to yesterday’s Twitter conversation, and subsequent blog by Eddie Wuerch, about submitting to more than one...
2012-05-01
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Thank God I Chose SQL Server part II: How to Improperly Install Oracle 11gR2
As part of my ongoing effort to teach by bad example and pass on what little I’ve learned about programming...
2012-05-01
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The 2012 Powershell Scripting Game(shows) in review
Over the past few weeks, those around me know that I’ve been talking a lot about Powershell, how much it...
2012-05-01
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When Will You Upgrade to SQL Server 2012?
This is a reprint from my editorial in Database Weekly. Also, check out the May Question of the Month, as...
2012-05-01
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Blogs
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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