Using the JOIN Function in Reporting Services

The JOIN() function in SQL Server Reporting Services is a handy tool that allows you to turn a list into a delimited string value. This function accepts two parameters,...

Next Powershell 6+ (CORE) and 7

Powershell is no longer been installed or delivered with windows bundle after 5.x and new powershell would be independent of windows/operating system. powershell would be a separate system /world...

Stepping Down As PASS Local Group Leader

Some of you may have already heard, but I have decided to step down from being the PASS local group leader for the chapter in Greensboro, NC.  I’ve been...

Ad Hoc Queries Disabled

This article takes a look at an error that may occur depending on your use of linked servers and the use of openrowset.
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Merry Christmas!

2019Its been another successful year here at gethynellis.com We have been...

SQLSaturday Orlando Notes – Owning Stuff

One of the choices you make as an organizer is whether to buy anything that you want use or give away at the end of the event. Owning nothing...

The Gift of the SPN

Every once in a while there is an extremely valuable tool that comes along. While the footprint and use frequency of this tool may not be that big, the...

Using Parameters in #SQLPrompt

I am a big fan of snippets in SQL Prompt, often using them in demos to quickly get code written. However, I’ve liked the idea of snippets and templates...