PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 6
Yesterday we went over some loop constructs to get information out of SQL Server. While getting the information out is...
2011-01-21
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Blog Posts
Read from the Right End of the Index: BACKWARD Scans
Optimizing queries is the most fun when you don’t need to add indexes. There’s nothing quite so nice as finding...
2011-01-21
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs on February 12
I recently found out that I will be one of the speakers at SQLSaturday #66 on February 12 in Colorado...
2011-01-21
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SQL Saturday Tampa Follow Up
This past weekend, I had a talk on SQL Server Reporting Services down in Tampa Florida for SQL Saturday 62....
2011-01-21
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31 Days of SSIS – DTSConfig Configuration (19/31)
31 Days of SSIS
The last two posts in the 31 Days of SSIS talked about the use of environmental variables...
2011-01-20
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31 Days of SSIS – No More Procedures (20/31)
Time to shift off of configurations and environments and talk more about SSIS packages and best practices. If you haven’t...
2011-01-20
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January 2011 Meeting Recap
One week ago today the Las Vegas User group held our monthly meeting. One week ago today, at that meeting, we had our best attendance in over a year....
2011-01-20
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January 2011 Meeting Recap
One week ago today the Las Vegas User group held our monthly meeting. One week ago today, at that meeting,...
2011-01-20
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Looking Up Email Addresses with PowerShell
A week or so ago Aaron Nelson (Blog|Twitter) put out a call for help on Twitter looking for anyone that...
2011-01-20
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Now Let’s Vote for 24 Hours of PASS
Yesterday, I wanted you to vote for some SQLRally sessions, mine included. Today, let’s vote for the sessions for the...
2011-01-20
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
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I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
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Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
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attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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BIT_COUNT II
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BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers