SQL Server 2011 (Denali) CTP3 Released!
I started this blog a few weeks ago when I heard rumors that CTP3 was coming soon, but figured that...
2011-07-12
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BrianKMcDonald
2011 SQL Rally Evaluations - Reporting Services Boot Camp
I wrote this early in June, but lost it in my blog pile again and just found it…
First and foremost,...
2011-07-11
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FileLinking Using SSIS
A user recently asked how to generate a file link using SSIS so that it could be inserted into the...
2011-07-01
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Awesome Reports Webinar Tomorrow at 11AM
Here at Pragmatic Works, we enjoy putting on a show for the community. As can be seen by Training on...
2011-06-30
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Watermarking
Someone asked me a long time ago how to do watermarking in Reporting Services and I meant to write a...
2011-06-30
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Who Am I
If you’re anything like me, you use many different machines on a daily or sometimes weekly basis. Some of these...
2011-06-25
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PASS 2011 Pre-Conference Seminars and Spotlight Sessions Released
I have wanted to go to PASS Summit for the last several years, but have yet to get an opportunity...
2011-06-02
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SQL Saturday 74 Is Here! Register Now! Show Up Tomorrow!
Tomorrow (4/30/2011) is SQL Saturday #74 in Jacksonville Florida and once again, I am giving a talk with other well...
2011-04-29
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Awesome Software/Training Deal!
Here at Pragmatic Works, we are not just a bunch of great consultants! We create software too! Some that helps...
2011-04-21
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SQL Rally Still Only $349 Until 4/30/2011
If you're on twitter, follow the #SQLPass hash tag and @briankmcdonald for up-to-date information.
You may have heard that PASS is...
2011-04-18
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Blogs
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers