Using Bookmarks to navigate code in SSMS (Day 24)
Bookmarks are used in SSMS to have SSMS remember selected line positions, and to quickly move between the bookmarks. All...
2018-01-24
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A Discussion of SQL Server-Related Topics
Using Bookmarks to navigate code in SSMS (Day 24)
Bookmarks are used in SSMS to have SSMS remember selected line positions, and to quickly move between the bookmarks. All...
2018-01-24
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Quick Editing Tips (Day 23)
There are many editing items in SSMS that makes formatting and navigating your code easier than ever. Most of these...
2018-01-23
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Quick Editing Tips (Day 23)
There are many editing items in SSMS that makes formatting and navigating your code easier than ever. Most of these...
2018-01-23
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Outlining (Day 22)
SSMS supports Outlining, the ability to selective hide blocks of code. This can be very useful, especially when working with...
2018-01-22
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Outlining (Day 22)
SSMS supports Outlining, the ability to selective hide blocks of code. This can be very useful, especially when working with...
2018-01-22
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Object Explorer Details (Day 21)
The Object Explorer Details windows (from the View menu, or the keyboard shortcut F7) displays detail information about the objects...
2018-01-21
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Object Explorer Details (Day 21)
The Object Explorer Details windows (from the View menu, or the keyboard shortcut F7) displays detail information about the objects...
2018-01-21
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Object Explorer Filtering (Day 20)
If you have a database with hundreds (or thousands) of objects, finding the one that you are looking for in...
2018-01-20
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Object Explorer Filtering (Day 20)
If you have a database with hundreds (or thousands) of objects, finding the one that you are looking for in...
2018-01-20
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers