Rebuilding my laptop
I finally got around to adding the new memory (16GB), removing the old 4GB and then replacing the DVD drive...
2010-12-27
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Blog Posts
Script Drop all tables of a database
Hi people, following a script that deletes all tables in a database. Enjoy.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @Tabela TABLE
( Seq INT,...
2010-12-27
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SQL Server Storage Internals Part 5 - Properties of Clustered and Non Clustered Index pages
In this article, I thought of explaining different types and levels of index pages. but while start preparing for that, I realise...
2010-12-27
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The MCM Journey
I’m not really planning on getting the MCM. Perhaps I’ll change my mind, but it’s not the time for me...
2010-12-27
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The Twelve Days of (SQL) Christmas
Once upon a time a group of twelve bloggers agreed to each pick a post (or posts) they found interesting...
2010-12-27
1,956 reads
Why I’m All For 24HOP Showcasing 24 Women Speakers
This is not the HOP you are looking for.
I’ve been thinking about the upcoming 24HOP event planned for March 15...
2010-12-27
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PBM and PowerShell
The best new management feature added to SQL Server 2008 is Policy Based Management or PBM. PBM allows DBAs to...
2010-12-25
2,359 reads
Merry Christmas
This is just a short post for a Friday and not just any old Friday either, Santa is on his...
2010-12-24
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Server Side trace
Most of us are aware of tracing queries using SQL profiler. But an effective way of performing tracing is using...
2010-12-24
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Filling in Data Potholes with Recursive CTEs
Data: it can break your foot.
Imagine that you are writing a script that looks at data grouped by the minute....
2010-12-23
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
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