The SSMS Super Clipboard (Day 13)
We’re all used to using the clipboard in Windows programs. You copy something into it with Ctrl+C, and paste it...
2018-01-13
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A Discussion of SQL Server-Related Topics
Changing Case (Day 12)
In yesterday’s tip, I showed an example of changing a block of text from upper case to lower case. However,...
2018-01-12
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Block Select/Replace (Day 11)
While Regular Expressions lets us work with text not cleanly formatted, if you are trying to work with text that...
2018-01-11
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Regular Expressions (Day 10)
Have you ever downloaded a script from an internet site, only to find that there are extra blank lines between...
2018-01-10
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Multi-Server Queries (Day 9)
Have you ever had to run a query on multiple servers? You could connect to each server one by one...
2018-01-09
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SQLCMD Mode (Day 8)
Have you ever had a script where you needed to run parts of it on different instances of SQL Server...
2018-01-08
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Template Variables (Day 7)
Do you have scripts that you need to run frequently, but every time you need to set some different parameters?...
2018-01-18 (first published: 2018-01-07)
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Vertical Scroll Bar Map Mode (Day 6)
Have you ever had a long script that you are trying to scroll through? Do you wish that you could...
2018-01-06
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Working with Query Files (Day 5)
So you’re working with a query that you have loaded from a saved file. And now you want to open...
2018-01-05
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Pinned Tabs (Day 4)
Have you ever been working in SSMS where you need to frequently access one particular script, but you are spending...
2018-01-04
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
A Front Door for the DBA Team – AgentDBA UI
By Arun Sirpal
AgentDBA began as a command line. That suits one DBA on one server, but...
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
By Steve Jones
I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
Forums
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SQL Server Vector Support II
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