12-inch grass stem?
Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...
2006-03-29
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Blog Posts
Internet Explorer Vulnerability
If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...
2006-03-28
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RegCreateKeyEX() error
I just began migrating SQL Servers (2000) to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 a few months ago. In the past, I...
2006-03-27
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Is Documentation Dying?
The BOL for SQL Server 2005 has been interesting to read. On one hand there is a more comprehensive approach...
2006-03-24
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Blue Hat
Microsoft had their Blue Hat security conference recently, inviting hackers to take their shots at the Microsoft products. Mostly security...
2006-03-16
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Rights within the database
This is a follow-on to my post What are the actual rights?
First and foremost, I want to include membership in...
2006-03-14
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What are the actual rights?
One of the things I've started to work on are some scripts to quickly
be able to pull what a user's...
2006-03-14
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First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...
2006-03-13
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Tool Updates
Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.
SQL Server Tools:
PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....
2006-03-13
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Microsoft MVP Program
I think anyone who posts actively in the various on-line forums for
Microsoft products (such as SSC.com) hopes one day to...
2006-02-23
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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