Using a Display Folder for a SSAS calculation
I was having a problem getting the display folder to work for a calculation in SSAS. Turns out, it will...
2011-09-09
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Blog Posts
Configuring Windows 7 For Paired Storage
In recent years solid state drives (SSD for short) have dropped in price enough to be an affordable option in...
2011-09-08
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I need #sqlhelp! BIDS shuts down unexpectedly
I have MS Visual Studio 2008 (BIDS) x86 with SP1. Recently it’s started shutting down without warning whenever I hit...
2011-09-08
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I need #sqlhelp! BIDS shuts down unexpectedly – SOLVED
Edit: See end of blog for solution.
I have MS Visual Studio 2008 (BIDS) x86 with SP1. Recently it’s started shutting...
2011-09-08
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Prepping for Certification
Having prepped for, taken, and then failed the MCM exam this year, perhaps I’m not the best person to give...
2011-09-08
1,344 reads
SQL Saturday #97 – Austin TX
The schedule for SQL Saturday 97 has been posted and I was selected to give my “It’s TempDB, Why Should...
2011-09-08
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SQL Server DMV Views: Getting slow queries within stored procedure
SQL Server DMV Views might be very helpful. Let’s imagine that you have a couple of nested stored procedures and...
2011-09-08
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SQLSaturday #97 Speaker Selection Process
Hard Choices
First, thank you for submitting to speak at SQLSaturday #97 in Austin, TX. Myself, Richard Heim and Mike Byrd...
2011-09-08
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TPC-H generate test data , test queries and sql database benchmark
This is a followup on my earlier post ofSQL Server test data generation testing tools.
I had some requests for my...
2011-09-08
5,650 reads
Hello…
Here i come… this is my first post at http://svangasql.wordpress.com. Here, you will see posts related to sql server, reporting...
2011-09-07
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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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