Execute SSIS Package from PowerShell
My friend Andy Leonard has written an excellent blog series on getting SSIS up & running in a Docker container. I would never have even tried to go down...
2019-04-30
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Blog Posts
Execute SSIS Package from PowerShell
My friend Andy Leonard has written an excellent blog series on getting SSIS up & running in a Docker container. I would never have even tried to go down...
2019-04-30
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IN vs UNION ALL
Watch this week's video on YouTube
When you need to filter query results on multiple values, you probably use an IN() statement or multiple predicates separated by ORs:
WHERE Col1 IN...
2019-04-30
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IN vs UNION ALL
Watch this week's video on YouTube
When you need to filter query results on multiple values, you probably use an IN() statement or multiple predicates separated by ORs:
WHERE Col1 IN...
2019-04-30
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It’s Been a While …
Last Post – SQL Saturday MN 2018 When last I wrote, it was after I spoke at SQL Saturday in Minnesota. I co-presented a pre-con with Josh Owen. Prior...
2019-04-30
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Know How to Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode in SQL Server
Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode MS SQL server is a widely used relational database management system developed by Microsoft. It is a software product which primarily helps...
2019-04-30
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Know How to Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode in SQL Server
Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode MS SQL server is a widely used relational database management system developed by Microsoft. It is a software product which primarily helps...
2019-04-30
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Lengthen a Primary Key–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I saw a post recently where someone needed...
2019-04-30 (first published: 2019-04-17)
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Setup SQL Server Alert to get automatically notified of database blockings
Suppose you want to or need to know anytime your SQL Server is experiencing blocking where queries are being blocked and it may or may not escalate to a...
2019-04-30 (first published: 2019-04-17)
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Four Data Integration Design Questions to Ask
We get requests to move data between custom systems regularly, even within systems. I was advising a client on something fairly simple—a collection of tables out of one vendor...
2019-04-29
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers