T-SQL Tuesday #104 Roundup
This month's T-SQL Tuesday topic asked "What code would you hate to live without?" Turns out you like using script and code to automate boring, repetitive, and error-prone tasks.
Thank...
2018-07-17
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SQL Server Audit Recipe – xp_cmdshell
This article assumes you already have a basic understanding of SQL Server Audit, but if not, use this link to catch...
2018-07-17
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge at LSU on August 11
We're a little under a month away from #SQLSatBR!We need VOLUNTEERS.Registration is required!We still have tables of all sizes available for sponsors!Our 10th annual SQLSaturday features an 14-track lineup...
2018-07-17
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Quickly Change SQL Job Owners
It is not unusual to find a server where some random user created a bunch of jobs to be run by SQL Agent. Sometimes, the user creating the job(s)...
2018-07-16
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Quickly Change SQL Job Owners
It is not unusual to find a server where some random user created a bunch of jobs to be run...
2018-07-26 (first published: 2018-07-16)
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Understanding Data Sharing in SQL Server Docker Containers
This article talks about shared volumes and the preferred mechanism for data persistence using the Docker containers. This article covers...
2018-07-16
569 reads
Solving Ken’s FizzBuzz 3D–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-08-03 (first published: 2018-07-16)
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Databases and DevOps, Tools are the Easy Part
Moving your database development, deployment and management into a DevOps methodology does involve choosing and implementing tools and tooling. Tools...
2018-07-25 (first published: 2018-07-16)
2,074 reads
SQL Saturday Louisville–Bout That Time
SQL Saturday Louisville is less than a week away!! A lot of hard work has gone into putting on this...
2018-07-16
179 reads
Counting NULLs
Recently I was doing one of Kendra Little’s (b/t) SQL Server quizzes. Specifically the Quiz: COUNT() in SQL Server. As...
2018-07-16
1,106 reads
Blogs
SSMS Is Getting Smarter—and This Isn’t Just About Writing SQL
Continuing with my takeaways from SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, let’s talk about...
Yippee-Kai-Yay 2027 Summit in Denver
By Steve Jones
Next year the PASS Data Community Summit is in DENVER! and London, but Denver...
PASS Data Community Summit 2026
By Steve Jones
Yesterday was the first day of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit (after...
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Switching Schemas I
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Question of the Day
Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers