Alternating Group Colors
Formatting reports can be a fun process. I personally look at myself as a Monet or Picasso when creating my...
2010-06-02
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Flipping a Table Sideways
Not too often, someone asks for a strange request like wanting to pivot on every single value inside a table....
2010-05-28
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Using PATINDEX to Split Column Data
A colleague of mine received an Excel file that he needed to load into a table for future lookup values....
2010-05-20
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Using the Report Items Collection in Reporting Services
Using the Report Items Collection in Reporting Services
Sometimes, you may want to do calculations or use some value that has...
2010-05-12
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SSRS - Time Saver using Templates
Creating a Reporting Services Template
Many companies like to have a consistent look and feel across their applications. Some even make...
2010-05-12
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Running Totals Using Reporting Services
Sometimes one may need to see a running number that represents a quantity for a period of time. For example,...
2010-05-12
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SQL Saturday 38 Presentation
This past weekend was SQL Saturday 38 in Jacksonville Florida. It was a great event and the turnout was incredible....
2010-05-12
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Time Matters: Part 1
If you’re anything like me, you value every second of your day and you constantly try to find new ways...
2010-05-10
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Introduction to SSRS 2008 and SQL Saturday 38
In a few short weeks, another great event is coming to Jacksonville Florida at the UNF campus. There are many...
2010-04-26
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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