Read contents of a file to variable – SSIS
Sometimes you will find the need to import a file to a variable using SSIS. In this post, I’ll use Script...
2012-01-24
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Blog Posts
RECONFIGURE can flush the procedure cache
I ran across this KB article the other day, which lists a few ways in which performance is affected by...
2012-01-24 (first published: 2012-01-19)
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Sitting Between Two Stools: Analysis Services 2012, Windows 8 and Market Niche Confusion at Microsoft
In my last post, I wrote that the game plan was to post by Dec. 10 on changes in data...
2012-01-24
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Slammer, Alive…Barely
By now you must have heard of the SQL Slammer worm. It was quite an infectious little nuisance. The harm it caused came largely due to unpatched, unprotected SQL...
2012-01-24
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Insert multiple rows from one INSERT statement
One of the things that has been annoying for a long time in SQL Server is adding lots of data...
2012-01-23
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January 2012 SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft recently released a couple of new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008, I thought it was finally time...
2012-01-23
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Monday Morning Mistakes: Remote Connectivity to SQL Server
Inspired by common emails and questions I see, I figured I’d do a series of blog posts on common mistakes...
2012-01-23
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New Article: How to audit sysadmin members on multiple servers using PowerShell
My first article of 2012 has published over at MSSQLTips.com. This one covers the basic technique for using PowerShell to audit...
2012-01-23
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Notes from the January 2012 oPASS Meeting
It’s been quite a while – where did the time go? – since I had done a presentation for oPASS, so when...
2012-01-23
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Revamping SUG 2nd Meeting
Friends,
Last Saturday, 21st we have 2nd meeting of SUG members and this time we made progress – I, Vinay and Matang...
2012-01-23
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Blogs
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...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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