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
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers