Slightly Connected
Sometimes those connection problems come in the most interesting ways.
I took a few minutes over lunch today to try...
2006-01-24
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Blog Posts
Cast vs Convert
Sometimes you must "convert" a column or variable from one data type to another. For example, if you want to...
2006-01-23
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Photos
I had a couple people ask about the move after my editorial, but my wife doesn't like the address to...
2006-01-20
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PromptSQL Review
I had the opportunity recently to take a look at PromptSQL and offer a
review on it. That review hit SSC.com's...
2006-01-18
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SSC Moving
As if it weren't enough that I was moving my home, the SSC site is also moving. I'll drop some...
2006-01-18
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A Funny Thing Happened at Starbucks
I decided to commit to the book, so I'm waiting on some information and a contact from my co-author and...
2006-01-12
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Awesome Interview on Windows Vista Kernel Architecture
This actually premiered on Channel 9 right before Christmas. It is an
interview with Rob Short, a Microsoft VP in charge...
2006-01-07
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Guidance on .WMF patch from Mike Nash, Microsoft Corporate VP
There is a new posting from Mike Nash on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/01/05/416980.aspx
Relevant quote:
So the thing that I...
2006-01-05
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Microsoft .WMF Security Patch Releasing Today (out-of-cycle)
Microsoft has announced they will release a security hotfix at 2 PM PST for the WMF design flaw. More details...
2006-01-05
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Remote DBA
I'm getting ready to look for a new cell phone and I got lots of suggestions from my editorial on...
2006-01-05
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Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
Forums
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers