Excel BI Tip #20: Wingdings–an Excel Services Supported Indicator Alternative
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-02-20 (first published: 2015-02-10)
7,170 reads
DataOnWheels
Excel BI Tip #19: Using the TEXT Function
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-02-12 (first published: 2015-02-03)
7,090 reads
Part 3 Adding Tab Controls – Create your own SQL tools with PowerShell and windows forms
Steve:
James recently published part 3 of his PowerShell and Windows Forms series for creating your own SQL Tools. In this...
2015-02-09 (first published: 2015-01-30)
8,484 reads
Excel BI Tip #18: Using CUBE Functions to Break Out of Pivot Tables
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-02-04 (first published: 2015-01-27)
7,933 reads
Excel Apps – Not Quite Ready for Primetime
While this is not a regular Excel tip, but it is about Excel. In my Excel BI Tips series, I...
2015-01-22
1,094 reads
Excel BI Tip #17: Using the Timeline Filter
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-01-28 (first published: 2015-01-20)
6,844 reads
Part2 Adding a New CheckBox – Create your own SQL tools with PowerShell and Windows forms
Steve:
This is James’ second post on creating SQL tools with PowerShell and Windows forms. James is a DBA responsible for...
2015-01-19 (first published: 2015-01-14)
6,784 reads
Intro to Data Factory–Training on the T’s Follow Up Post
This is a follow up blog post based on the Intro to Data Factory session I gave on the Training...
2015-01-13
973 reads
She Taught Me to Code–A Tribute to Sheila, My Wife
A tribute is an expression of gratitude or praise. A couple of years ago, I started a series about individuals...
2015-01-12
749 reads
2014 Year In Review
As is our want, we must look back over the past year to see what happened. While I normally focus...
2015-01-11
617 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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