Data Labels, Axis Interval, Rotate Label Text: SSRS Nugget
Charts present summary data in a visually appealing format. Following is a chart for sales over month:
Before
I frequently use a few...
2012-02-01 (first published: 2012-01-31)
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Blog Posts
DevConnections Offers DBAs Many Options for Training
As we have done for the last several years, SQLServerCentral.com will be offering its own track at SQL Server Connections...
2012-02-01 (first published: 2012-01-31)
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February Question: If you weren’t a DBA, what would you like to do?
Sometimes its fun to think of what career you might have chosen if you hadn’t become a DBA. With this...
2012-02-01
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Learning, Networking & Wine
Let’s say, you want to spend a couple of days learning about SQL Server. You also want to spend some...
2012-02-01
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Need to create a time dimension down to the millisecond?
Ok, I know that creating a time dimension down to the millisecond is extremely rare. After all, we are talking...
2012-02-01
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Speaking at Space Coast SQL Users Group on Feb 9, 2012
I’ll be visiting the Space Coast group (http://spacecoast.sqlpass.org/) on Feb 9th to do a presentation on Professional Development Plans. I’m...
2012-02-01
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SSAS: Currency Conversion Using Measure Expressions
Currency conversions can be implemented several ways as part of a business intelligence solution. In some scenarios it may be...
2012-02-01
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SSRS – Using Analysis Services Dynamic Management Views to Build Dynamic Reports
Dynamic Management Views are a very powerful tool that are part of Analysis Services in 2008 and 2008 R2. They...
2012-02-01
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Using the Error Output of the Derived Column
The other day I was building a simple data import package when I ran into a common situation; invalid conversions...
2012-02-01
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Using the Error Output of the Derived Column
The other day I was building a simple data import package when I ran into a common situation; invalid conversions in a Derived Column. The conversion was taking an...
2012-02-01
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Blogs
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers