Reverse It
Recently I had a conversation with a colleague that wasn’t aware of the REVERSE function in SQL Server. I had...
2017-06-06
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Ola Hallengren: Output File
I’m a huge fan of Ola Hallengren‘s free utility scripts. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s a great tool to...
2017-06-12 (first published: 2017-05-30)
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Ola Hallengren: Output File
I’m a huge fan of Ola Hallengren‘s free utility scripts. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s a great tool to...
2017-05-30
362 reads
Experienced DBA: Rookie Mistake
M.A.S.H 4077. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. One of my all time favorite TV shows that I still watch to this...
2017-06-05 (first published: 2017-05-23)
2,401 reads
Experienced DBA: Rookie Mistake
M.A.S.H 4077. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. One of my all time favorite TV shows that I still watch to this...
2017-05-23
111 reads
Knowing the Options
Have you every executed a query in SQL Server Management Studio, looked at the execution plan, and noticed that it...
2017-05-16
406 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #90 – The Elephant’s Name is Database
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog gathering for the SQL Server/Data Professional community It is the brainchild of Adam Machanic (B|T)...
2017-05-25 (first published: 2017-05-09)
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I’m Speaking! SQL Saturday #617 – Pensacola
In early June, I’ll be traveling to Pensacola, Florida for their annual SQL Saturday. This will be my second time...
2017-05-02
322 reads
SSIS – Adding Connections
Sometimes you get reminded that you don’t know everything about SQL Server and it’s various products Every time I run...
2017-04-27
566 reads
Quick Script: Finding Specific Columns
I like scripts. Scripts that help me do things.
Working in the financial industry, there are always things that you have...
2017-05-04 (first published: 2017-04-25)
1,468 reads
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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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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