DELETE data on SQL Server HEAP table – Did you know…
Before I complete my question let me provide context. I've received an alert saying that a specific database could not...
2017-10-04 (first published: 2017-09-26)
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DELETE data on SQL Server HEAP table - Did you know...
Before I complete my question let me provide context.
I’ve received an alert saying that a specific database could not allocate a new page (disk was full)
The message that you...
2017-09-26
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PowerShell Modules Central - Share with community - What PowerShell modules are you using?
Like the blog post title states this is all about sharing with others! My idea is to share with the community which PowerShell modules you are using.
PowerShellModulesCentral is a...
2017-09-19
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Generate Markdown Table of Contents based on files within a folder with PowerShell
Last week I was talking with Constantine Kokkinos (b | t) about generating a Table Of Contents (TOC) for a GitHub repository.
He wrote a cool blog post - Generating...
2017-09-18
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[PowerShell] From 20 minutes to 20 seconds - Change domain user password on multiple domains without login into each one
I’m working on a environment where I have to deal with multiple domains. The user’s password needs to be updated each 40/45 days (it depends on the domain).
Because I...
2017-09-14
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Someone is not following the best practices – dbatools and Pester don’t lie!
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to us by my good friend Rob Sewell (b | t) and we will "Let’s...
2017-09-12
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“Invalid class [0x80041010]” error when trying to access SQLServer’s WMI classes
I was using open source PowerShell module dbatools (GitHub repository) to get the list of SQL Server services I have...
2017-09-07
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'Invalid class [0x80041010]' error when trying to access SQLServer's WMI classes
I was using open source PowerShell module dbatools (GitHub repository) to get the list of SQL Server services I have on a bunch of hosts so I could confirm...
2017-09-07
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HTTP 403 error – PowerShell Remoting, Different Domains and Proxies
On my day to day work I use Nagios monitoring software. I want to add some custom SQL Server scripts...
2017-09-04
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Offline Microsoft Documentation? Download it!
On my last article I shared how we can now Contribute to Microsoft Documentation. Today I bring another quick tip...
2017-08-30
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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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