SQL Quiz #2 - Toughest Challenges in my Career
I finally got tagged for the SQL Quiz, which I've been following. Michelle Ufford, aka SQLFool, tagged me following her...
2008-12-12
1,333 reads
Blog Posts
Calories Burned During Sex
Ah, if you're reading this aren't you the curious one! I ran across the link below a while back and...
2008-12-11
645 reads
How Do I Configure SSIS to Work With a Named Instance
How Do I Configure SSIS to Work With a Named Instance?
By default, SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) uses the msdb...
2008-12-11
12,808 reads
Stupid Coding Tricks
Can anyone here write a SQL statement that generates a Mandelbrot Set? I’m sure a few of you can, and...
2008-12-11
868 reads
Just Do It
I was recently reading Joel Spolsky’s column in Inc. on management and I thought it was an interesting story. In...
2008-12-10
857 reads
SQL Quiz Part 2: Career Challenges
I’ve read a number of responses from Chris Shaw’s first DBA networking quiz. I missed out on the first one,...
2008-12-10
1,276 reads
You're Not Dumb...And Neither am I
One of the things I'm not fond of is self-deprecation. Smacking yourself on the forehead when you screw up a...
2008-12-10
529 reads
Are You Security Minded?
It's fun to just sit and talk with people, never know what you'll learn or be forced to rethink based...
2008-12-09
733 reads
DBAs Still in High Demand
With the world economy on the downside, there is at least one bright light, and that is DBAs are still...
2008-12-09
1,104 reads
Leaving Live
Last week Steve Ballmer had issued a challenge to MVPs to have them try Live Search instead of their regular...
2008-12-09
662 reads
Blogs
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...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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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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