A Surprising Result from Ident_Current
If you haven’t used it (and I rarely do myself), Ident_Current (‘tablename’) returns the last identity value generated across all...
2010-10-06
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Blog Posts
An Organizer's Recap of SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC
This past Saturday, October 2nd, we hosted Columbia, SC's first ever SQL Saturday. By the feedback we've received, both during...
2010-10-06
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Closing Fast – SQLSaturday #49 – Orlando
Well, the event is closing in fast, less than 2 weeks away! We have over 300 registered, a great schedule,...
2010-10-06
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Connection Strings: Database Mirroring Failover Partner Setup & Sample Backup/Restore Preparation Script
After having setup my first SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise (build level 10.50.1702) database mirror as High Safety with automatic failover,...
2010-10-06
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Determine if Directory Exists using xp_cmdshell
Recently, I came across a forum post from a user trying to determine if a directory existed in the file...
2010-10-06
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One Meel-ee-yon Posts
We crossed the 1,000,000 post mark on SQLServerCentral today and that’s very cool to me. A few others as well...
2010-10-06
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PASSMN Board of Directors Nominations
It’s that time of the year again. Time to get in some nominations for the 2011 PASSMN Board of Directors. ...
2010-10-06
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Return of Index Analysis Part 2
Let’s Anaylze An Index!Time for part two of my continued Index Analysis query. The previous posts in this series are:
Analyze...
2010-10-06
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So I Got Promoted, Now What? Get To Know Your Peers
[This is part four in a series of posts about how to effectively transition to your new role after being...
2010-10-06
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Speaking Ideas - Plan to End
Over the years I’ve seen probably hundreds of technical presentations. I’ve seen good ones, bad ones, on all sorts of...
2010-10-06
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Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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