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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Blog Posts
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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Picking Things Apart
One of the challenges in writing about a new version of SQL Server is
finding out information, especially for the less...
2006-02-20
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Mavericks don't make it
One of the blogs I most enjoy reading is Life Beyond Code.
This blog allows me to take off my technology...
2006-02-18
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Getting Your Arms Around It
I've been working on the "Designing a Database Consolidation Strategy" chapter of my book and it's been quite an effort....
2006-02-17
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My Reading list
In the tradition of many others, I decided to add a reading list to my professional site. The reading list...
2006-02-16
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Testing, Testing, and More Testing
I've been out of pocket and off the forums for the last few weeks as
we've had several major tasks where...
2006-02-15
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Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?
I saw this on Greg Hughes' blog
and wondered, "What in the world?" So I took a look. It's one of...
2006-02-10
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PASS 2006 Call for Presentations
For those of you who are interested in speaking at PASS in November, the submission site is open: http://passew.prod.web.sba.com/callpapers/CallPapers.cfm?conference_id=15 .
I encourage...
2006-02-09
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Added reviews to my website
I've been thinking about doing this for a whole and I finally got
around to building a reviews section into the...
2006-02-08
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Using OPENJSON
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers