MDX Puzzle #2 Solution
MDX Puzzle #2 Solution
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This puzzle was a little more challenging than the first, but it was definitely fun and...
2010-07-06
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Blog Posts
MDX Puzzle #3
The next puzzle comes from a BIDN.com forum post. Here are the requirements:
Columns: Internet Order Quantity and Percentage Of Total...
2010-07-06
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Mix & Match – Day 2
I’ve been scouring my notes (old & new), wading through all my previous research and unearthing advice, tips & tricks that have...
2010-07-06
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MS Access Annoyance: Yes, Save the Password, Again
Here’s another quirk that has been there forever. Open up the linked table UI and select a handful of tables,...
2010-07-06
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Newest Pragmatic Works’ Team Book on Amazon
Check out our latest book on Amazon. It’s not for sales yet, but just seeing the title up there is...
2010-07-06
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Q2 Goal Review
I have a monthly reminder, which is currently making me feel guilty. It’s there to tell me to review my...
2010-07-06
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Q2 Goal Review
As we close out the Second Quarter of 2010 it is time to review progress made on the Goals I...
2010-07-06
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Scripting Linked Servers
A co-worked asked me to look at a T-SQL script I had written 8 years ago for scripting out linked...
2010-07-06
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Small PowerShell Script
I’m still trying to learn PowerShell better. The opportunity to answer simple questions and problems with the tool is hard...
2010-07-06
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Tinkering with a local queue
I've been toying with the idea of using a file as a queue instead of a database table for use with my Enhanced Threading Framework. This has been challenging...
2010-07-06
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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