Powershell Charting with MS Chart Controls
Richard MacDonald's demonstrates using Microsoft Chart Controls with Powershell in his post, Charting with Powershell. The chart controls are free and work with...
2009-07-09
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Blog Posts
Whitepapers – Good or Evil?
I was having a discussion with Brian Knight yesterday about whitepapers and thought I’d share some of it – from my...
2009-07-09
436 reads
A Laptop is nice
It's almost 9, I've been working for over an hour, and only one foot has left the bed. It touched...
2009-07-08
455 reads
I Need a Logo
I've been doing the Voice of the DBA podcasts for over a year now, and I really enjoy them. I've...
2009-07-08
895 reads
PASS Update #11 (Networking Seminar at the PASS Summit)
If you haven’t seen the news yet we’ve got something new on the schedule this year – a 2 hour seminar...
2009-07-08
570 reads
SSC Site Issues
It was kind of amazing to see SQLServerCentral have issues over the last few days. We’re still not sure what...
2009-07-08
476 reads
The Criminals are Always Ahead
A new scheme to get ATM PIN numbers using automated systems and VOIP is in play. It's described here and...
2009-07-08
287 reads
Booked for SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge
I finally made the call today to reserve my room in Baton Rouge for SQLSaturday #17 in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-07-07
569 reads
Mid-year update on my goals
I recently saw that Steve Jones had posted an update on his 2009 goals and realized that is was about...
2009-07-07
368 reads
Shrinking the Log
It seems that I see more and more posts about people trying to shrink their transaction logs. It's getting to...
2009-07-07
1,850 reads
Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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