SQLPSX 1.6.1 Release
I completed a maintenance release of SQL Server PowerShell Extensions, which address all known open issues. This release is still...
2009-09-02
632 reads
Chad Miller
Internet Explorer Automation with WatIN
At my workplace I use an IT Service Desk application, called well, "Service Desk" from CA. The system is web-based...
2009-08-29
2,498 reads
Continuous Integration in a Development Environment using Red Gate Backup and SQL Compare
My co-worker and fellow DBA, Leigh Freijo has a blog entry about a Powershell script he created to re-integrate QA/Development database changes...
2009-08-25
1,104 reads
Tampabay SQL Server User Group Presentation
I presented a one-hour session for Tampabay SQL Server User Group on Powershell and SQL Server. I've previously delivered this session for the...
2009-08-19
825 reads
Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7
When Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 RTM, I encountered a couple of issues. Supposedly you can install SQL...
2009-08-15
792 reads
ThrowAway Scripts
Although I tend to write a lot of formal scripts, as part of the development process I'll explore an object...
2009-08-12
536 reads
SQLSaturday #16 South Florida Downloads
I presented a 1 hr session at SQL Saturday #16 session PowerShell and SQL Server Administration: In this sesssion we...
2009-08-08
460 reads
SQLSaturday #16 South Florida
I'm giving a presentation at SQLSaturday in South Florida on August 8th 2009. If you haven't been to a SQLSaturday,...
2009-07-27
462 reads
Building PowerShell GUIs with Primal Forms
Although PowerShell is best suited for console applications there are times when a GUI interface just makes sense, however hand cranking...
2009-07-25
4,070 reads
SQL Server Powershell Extensions PowerGUI PowerPack
If you've been working with Powershell, you most certainly have heard of PowerGUI, for those of you who haven't PowerGUI is...
2009-07-24
1,161 reads
Blogs
SQL Server 2025 Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others...
Chatting with Power BI: Who Benefits from This Conversation?
By Rayis Imayev
"Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t...
A Quick Look at Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...
Forums
SQL Server 2022 order by bug?
Hi, I was using order by on a column with characters and saw something...
SQL Server 2025 Build List
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Filtered Indexes: The Developer’s Secret Weapon in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Getting The Database Name
I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line.
sqlcmd -S localhost -EAt the command line, I run these two commands:
SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME() GOWhat is returned? See possible answers