Two Blog Series You Don’t Want to Miss
Blogs are a great way to learn new things about SQL Server, and just in case you have missed them,...
2010-05-28
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Blog Posts
Adding Space to a Home Server
I got new drives for my Windows Home Server the other day and decided to add some space to the...
2010-05-27
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Becoming a Part of the SQL Server Twitter Community
There have been tens of thousands of blog posts and articles written about Twitter, and because of this, I have...
2010-05-27
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BI Conference Grocery Shopping Demo
Help enter demonstration data for the Microsoft BI Conference.
Go to the shopping
demo web form and enter some transactions.
No...
2010-05-27
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Challenge 19 – An Explanation of a Query
I have received a number of requests for an explanation of my winning query of TSQL Challenge 19. This involved...
2010-05-27
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Follow Up On My Keynote Survey
Here are the results of the survey, 75% in favor of a non-technical keynote, with a less than stellar sampling...
2010-05-27
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IndyTechFest 2010 a Big Hit
Jesse Liberty,a Developer Community Program Manager for Microsoft, starts off IndyTechFest 2010 with the keynote presentation.
On Saturday, May 22, 2010,...
2010-05-27
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North Texas SQL Server User Group Offers Innovative Educational Series
On Thursday, May 20, 2010, I had the opportunity to speak at the North Texas SQL Server Users Group, which...
2010-05-27
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SQLSaturday #49 Planning Update
Planning for SQLSaturday #49 – Orlando is on-going and going well especially since we have a good head start. We have...
2010-05-27
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The SSIS Data Flow is Like... an Automotive Assembly Line
When I describe (or rather, attempt to describe) technical subjects to people that aren't familiar with them, I tend to...
2010-05-27
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Blogs
A New Word: Ecstatic Shock
By Steve Jones
ecstatic shock – n. a surge of energy upon catching a glimpse from someone...
The CDO’s Playbook for AI Driven Decision Making
By Chris Yates
The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
sp_snapshot – The easy way to take database snapshots of one or more databases – V3.0
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
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Question of the Day
The Maximum Value in the Identity Column
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')
I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
TravelLogID,
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFF
I now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17')
GO
What is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025?
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