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of years ago, I wrote the Simple-Talk Prettifier. This is really no more than a stored
procedure that...
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Blog Posts
Kevin Kline Joins the SQLSaturday Advisory Council
The official announcement was just posted, Kevin Kline is the first member of the Advisory Council. As I mentioned on...
2009-08-14
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The Benefits of a Flexible Schedule
Both my wife and I work from home, and we've done it for years. I've been working full time for...
2009-08-14
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"Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."
If you're not familiar with the reference, it comes from the movie Madagascar and the subsequent sequel and TV series...
2009-08-13
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Getting Into The Biz, Part 2
In a previous blog post, I began writing about how one might start a career as a database professional, and...
2009-08-13
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Microsoft at the PASS Summit
One of the reasons that I think the PASS Summit fits well in Seattle is the support that they get...
2009-08-13
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SQL Server Standard Writing Guidelines
Well, actually, these are the guidelines for submitting anything to SQLPASS, but it includes the guidelines for SQL Server Standard....
2009-08-13
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SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge Session Evaluations
I guess I did a good job, with all 3s and 4s in my eval (meaning good and great) for...
2009-08-13
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Upgrading To Windows 7
Well I spent most of this past Saturday upgrading my Laptop to Windows 7 Ultimate, which I have to say...
2009-08-13
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Upgrading your skills from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008......
Greetings, ALL:
As more and more companies get on board and begin to adapt SQL Server 2008, what is the best...
2009-08-13
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Blogs
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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