How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Introduction
Today’s script is one that I had not planned on blogging so soon but since Paul Randal just talked about...
2010-05-11
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Adventures in SQL
How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
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2010-05-11
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Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
Introduction
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend...
2010-05-06
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Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend a bunch of time searching for different sites I...
2010-05-06
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Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend a bunch of time searching for different sites I...
2010-05-06
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How Can I Tell if SQL Agent is Running via SQL?
Introduction
Today’s post is a continuation in my on-going effort to document all of the scripts I use to manage my...
2010-05-04
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What is a Good Way to Get the SQL Server Log Directory?
Introduction
Today’s post is going to be a quick one to get back in the saddle again. I have been on...
2010-05-03
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What is a Good Way to Quickly Disable SQL Agent Job Schedules?
Introduction
I recently blogged about a Stored Procedure to Sequentially Run SQL Agent Jobs and have been meaning to blog about...
2010-04-22
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Whats a Good Rule for Max Degree of Parallelism?
Introduction
I am one of those people that believe that anything worth doing is worth having a script to do it....
2010-04-20
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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