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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Blog Posts
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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To Write or Not to Write
That's the decision to be made.
Apress contacted me about the update for my book. I wrote 1/2 of the Designing...
2006-01-05
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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...
Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
Hello all, I’m looking for advice on how to derive a daily snapshot table...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
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