When it rains…
It pours.
I come back from 4 days unwired, a bunch of writing done, to a laptop that’s head, a site...
2009-11-30
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Blog Posts
XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
1,749 reads
Featured Blogger: Rob Garrison
I met Rob via email early this year as a volunteer helping with content for PASS, and I’ve been following...
2009-11-29
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Kevin Kline on PASS
Brian Moran (incoming Board member) did a nice interview with Kevin, worth reading, and some good stuff about areas where...
2009-11-29
1,389 reads
Link: Top 200 Developer Blogs
Ran across this list a while back, Jurgen posted his Top 200 Developer Blogs list and an OPML file of...
2009-11-29
1,404 reads
weekly update
Well I said that I would try to post regularly and seeing as its Sunday and I haven’t posted for...
2009-11-29
598 reads
Picking a Branch
Do you know that there are actually two branches of SQL Server 2008 code right now? Actually I would bet...
2009-11-27
988 reads
Adios
If all goes well, by the time you read this on Thanksgiving I’ll be up in the mountains of Colorado....
2009-11-26
778 reads
Book Review: Let’s Create (for children)
I’m fond of browsing the discount shelf at the bookstore, it’s another way to see books that I might otherwise...
2009-11-26
580 reads
Ft. Worth SQL Server User Group Meeting Recap
I’d like to say thanks to Andy and Judith over at the Ft. Worth SQL Server User Group for having...
2009-11-26
775 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
Forums
AI Experience Gap that we keep talking about
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Squared Values
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers