My Top 5 for 2011
I have seen a few recap posts bouncing around the net and started thinking about my own blog. So out of curiosity, I decided to take a look at...
2011-12-28
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Blog Posts
PASS Election Results
The 2011 Election results were just posted, congratulations to Adam Jorgensen, Denise McInerney, and Rob Farley for taking the top...
2011-12-28
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Retrieving position() value of node by using XQuery alone
You can only use the position() function within an xquery predicate and can't use it to return the position value...
2011-12-28
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SQL Server – Row count for all views / tables
Getting row count for all tables in a database is straight forward. You can display row count for all tables...
2011-12-28
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Master Data Services
SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS) has a number of enhancements in SQL Server 2012:
Improved web user interface – If you...
2011-12-28
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What’s new in SQL Server RC0 setup
Datacentre Edition is no longer available as a MS SQL Server 2012 RC0 candidate, Read MoreMS SQL Server 2012 RC0...
2011-12-28
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Wrapping Up 2011 and a Blog Break
I’m writing this on December 17th, thinking back on 2011, and it has been a good year. Not always simple...
2011-12-28
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In 2012, It’s Me and Vanilla Ice
Like many others, I’m planning a few changes for my life for next year. I’m a believer in finding one’s...
2011-12-27
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PASS Update #69 (The Wrap Up)
Next week marks the end of my third and final year serving on the PASS Board of Directors. I’ve struggled...
2011-12-27
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SSAS – Display Folders
Display folders are an often used tool in Analysis Services to help end users navigate through a cube or dimension...
2011-12-27 (first published: 2011-12-20)
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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