SELECT COUNT(*) vs COUNT(1) vs COUNT(ColumnName)
What is the difference between COUNT(*), COUNT(1) and COUNT(ColumnName)? A mystery that will never be known… ok that was a...
2011-09-15
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Bradley Schacht
Check Mount Points and Disk Free Space with PowerShell
Those who know me will know that this post is a little out of the ordinary… I am posting about...
2011-08-12
3,682 reads
Reset Identity Column in SQL
I’ll be honest, I am partially writing this because I always forget how to reset the identity column on a...
2011-08-11
1,321 reads
Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar Recording Is Up
First of all if you came out to my webinar this morning let me say a huge thank you! I...
2011-08-10
633 reads
Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar
Tomorrow I will be presenting a webinar at 11 AM eastern time for the Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s. ...
2011-08-08
900 reads
SQL Saturday #79 South Florida
SQL Saturday in South Florida is quickly approaching in just 2 short weeks. As usual, if you are in the...
2011-08-03
648 reads
PowerPivot Gallery Error Could not load type ‘Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.ReportGalleryView’
Oh no you, you got the Could not load type ‘Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.ReportGalleryView’ error!!! What to do now? Why did you get...
2011-08-02
1,059 reads
SQL Saturday #85 Orlando
SQL Saturday #85 is quickly approaching. It will be held in sunny Orlando, FL so if you live in the...
2011-07-30
2,053 reads
Backup and Restore SharePoint 2010 Site Collection with PowerShell
One of the most annoying processes with SharePoint is backing up a site collection. There is a build in tool...
2011-07-13
1,878 reads
Upcoming Content Preview
It has been a few weeks since I last posted. I know, I’m a slacker, thanks for pointing that out. ...
2011-07-10
389 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
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One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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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