Introduction to XML DML (Part 3) - Using the modify() method: delete
This is the last part of a 3 part blog which will attempt to show some different ways of how...
2012-02-06 (first published: 2012-02-02)
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Blog Posts
Kindle Fire Update
We’ve had two of them since right after the launch and overall I’m pleased. They get used quite a bit...
2012-02-06
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Meme Monday - Working with Deadlines.....
Hi, all! It's been a while, since I posted a blog entry, and is directly related to today's Meme Monday...
2012-02-06
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Meme Monday: Deadlines
Tom LaRock (blog|twitter) has assigned an interesting topic for Meme Monday this month, working with deadlines.
Some people hate deadlines. Some...
2012-02-06
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SQL Rally 2012 Vote For Me!
Hello Dear Reader! Last year I tossed my hat in the ring on the world of Presenting. This was a...
2012-02-06
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Why Every DBA is a Clown
It’s late, really late and you’ve got a mountain of work to get through to meet the deadline. To add...
2012-02-06
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A Script A Day - Day 5 - Database Owner Permissions
Today's script will list all principals with membership in the db_owner fixed database role.
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Database Owner Permissions ----------------------------------------------------------------- For more SQL resources, check...
2012-02-05
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SQL Express and the Curse of the Perfmon Counters
On a dark and spooky night in the land of SQL Server make-believe, a young warrior was asked to slay...
2012-02-05
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Thread Synchronization/Locking In .Net
When you are creating multiple threads that need to access a shared resource then you need to implement some form...
2012-02-05
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A Script A Day - Day 4 - Estimated Time Left
Today's script allows you to keep track of how long left a statement has before it completes. I find this useful...
2012-02-04
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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