Live Query Stats of Running Queries
Since SQL Server 2014 SP1 we’ve had DMV’s that can support Live Query Statistics (Basically a query plan that gives...
2018-12-06 (first published: 2018-11-24)
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Blog Posts
Notes from the December 2018 SQLOrlando Meetup
Notes:
19 attendees out of 44 registeredSQLGrease sponsoredSolid hour of networking before the meeting started, managed to get everyone talking to...
2018-12-06
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Pens
On Monday I wrote about journaling and while any pen will do, I think having a pen dedicated (as it...
2018-12-06
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Running a custom SQL Server Docker Image in Amazon AWS
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-12-06 (first published: 2018-11-26)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #782 Slovenia
In coming weekend I will be speaking at SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I’m extra happy because I do it...
2018-12-06
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SQL Server Find Unused Data Files
You know that old SQL Server you’ve left running the last 5 years and had numerous databases dropped and restored...
2018-12-06
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4 SQL Injection Techniques For Stealing Data
Watch this week’s episode on YouTubeI’m not advocating that you start using SQL injection to start stealing other people’s data.
However,...
2018-12-05 (first published: 2018-11-20)
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
A T-SQL approach to solving the 2018 "Advent of Code" programming challenge. This solution includes a recursive case-sensitive string replacement.
The post Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical...
2018-12-05
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-05
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Azure Data Factory v2 and its available components in Data Flows
Many of you (including me) wonder about it. Namely: Is it possible to move my ETL process from SSIS to...
2018-12-05
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
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SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Creating JSON III
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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