Why SQL Server 2005 Doesn't Permit Non-ANSI Style OUTER JOINs
As of SQL Server 2005, any database in 90 compatibility mode (settable by sp_dbcmptlevel) cannot support non-ANSI OUTER JOINs. Sometimes...
2007-11-01
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Blog Posts
Nominations INETA North America Board of Directors
Picked this up from the local Net group here in Orlando. INETA is actually pretty helpful when it comes to...
2007-10-31
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SQLSaturday Finally Has a Logo
Sometimes its the little things that seem to take forever! We've had a text only logo up for a while,...
2007-10-31
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Tool: KeePass Password Safe password manager/vault
Some time ago I was looking for a password vault and came across some recommendations for KeePass. KeePass is open...
2007-10-31
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If Exists (Select 1...) vs If Exists (select * ...)
If exists is a well known way to improve performance because it returns as soon as it matches a single...
2007-10-30
1,951 reads
SQL Server: Listing all the database roles for a given database user
SQL Server 2005 introduces Common Table Expressions (CTEs), which are great for recursive queries. Previously, in order to do recursion,...
2007-10-30
2,566 reads
Becoming a DBA, Part I
A recent thread on SQLServerCentral.com had an individual what it took to be a successful DBA. Couple that with a...
2007-10-29
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How Much Pizza and Soda for a User Group Meeting (Why You Should RSVP)?
After a few meetings of oPASS this year the numbers I use are 2 slices of pizza and 2 drinks...
2007-10-29
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Structuring the Blog Better
For a variety reasons, including personal/family concerns and workload, I've not been able to write as often as I'd like....
2007-10-28
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Alpha Version of SQLPing3 Command Line Available
Noted SQL Server security expert, Chip Andrews, has released an alpha version of a command-line version of SQLPing3. You can...
2007-10-25
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #193 - Notes to Self
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to my past self and from my future self
By DataOnWheels
It has been a while since my last T-SQL Tuesday blog. When I saw...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to past and future me
The last T-SQL Tuesday of the year is hosted by my good friend Mike...
Forums
MAX_DISPATCH_LATENCY in extended event , is not clearly explained in msdn.
hi, i have checked reducing it increasing it but could not get any...
What is the PRODUCT
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Metadata Driven Pipelines (Incremental Load): The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Metadata Driven Pipelines (Incremental Load):...
Question of the Day
What is the PRODUCT
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
CREATE TABLE Numbers ( n INT) GO INSERT dbo.Numbers ( n ) VALUES (1), (2), (3) GO SELECT PRODUCT(n) FROM dbo.NumbersSee possible answers