TSQL-Tuesday#050 – Automation
TweetG’day,
Well, it’s the first TSQL-Tuesday of 2014 and one of my New Years resolutions for 2014 is to contribute to...
2014-01-14
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measure twice, cut once.
Do you clean up after yourself?
TweetG’day folks,
I remember a fair few years ago when I was relativly new to TSQL creating a stored procedure that...
2014-01-13
1,278 reads
Installed SQL SERVER 2012? maybe you’d like to re-set your shortcuts!
TweetG’day,
Just a quick post on a seemingly trivial matter that others may find useful.
The post was prompted by the Simple-Talk...
2013-12-30
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SQL Saturday #252, Christchurch New Zealand
TweetSQL Saturday #252 Christchurch, New Zealand
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Well, these are exciting times for the Christchurch SQL SERVER User Group.
After a period of...
2013-07-28
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Dedicated Admin Connections (DAC) and SQL SERVER 2012 SSMS
TweetG’day,
As part of any SQL SERVER install that I do, I turn on Remote admin connections (using sp_configure) and open...
2013-04-07
5,206 reads
Multiple ALTER DATABASE SET options
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Did you know that you can actually combine multiple SET operations into a single ALTER DATABASE statement.
It’s true, you can!
Mostly...
2013-04-06
4,332 reads
SSPI error and Incorrect timing.
TweetG’day,
Recently, quite out of the blue I started seeing this error when I tried to log into my SQL instance...
2013-03-28
1,685 reads
Following good practice saves wasted time down the line.
TweetG’day,
Sometimes I come across what I call unusual coding practices. Developers usually have pressure on them to deliver and this...
2012-09-12 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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The first record on data page.
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I had a recent conversation about data pages. There was some debate about the location of the first record on...
2012-08-06
1,217 reads
2012 DDL for Roles
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I’m extremely pleased that Microsoft are continuing their commitment to provide full DDL to preform TSQL operations that have previously been preformed using stored...
2012-04-22
1,348 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server, Azure Edition
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers