SQL Server – How to Search/Query the SQL Server Error Log
Often times I keep checking the error log to make sure if everything is running fine. Here is an undocumented stored...
2013-03-25
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A Week from Omaha–SQL Saturday #197
Next week I head out to SQL Saturday #197 in Omaha NE. I’m looking forward to it as I’ve never...
2013-03-25
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #25
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-03-25
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How do I move a SQL login from one server to another without the password?
This is an uncommon task but one that does turn up every once in awhile. A SQL login has to...
2013-04-03 (first published: 2013-03-25)
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Cumulative Update – 10 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Is Now Available !
The 10th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 is now available. Cumulative Update 10 contains all...
2013-03-25
726 reads
Execution Plans in Azure SQL Database
Microsoft has stated pretty clearly that they’re putting code on Azure first, ahead of the desktop. Which makes one wonder...
2013-03-27 (first published: 2013-03-25)
3,650 reads
Implicit Conversions and Avoiding Them With Computed Columns
I recently encountered an interesting performance issue (due to implicit conversions) that I was able to solve using a lesser known technique and I wanted to share it with...
2013-03-25
42 reads
Implicit Conversions and Avoiding Them With Computed Columns
I recently encountered an interesting performance issue (due to implicit conversions) that I was able to solve using a lesser known...
2013-04-02 (first published: 2013-03-25)
3,987 reads
SQL Server – Executing Multiple Script Files Using SQLCMD
There are different options available when you want to execute a .sql script file on a server. You can open...
2013-03-25
9,777 reads
Count Weekdays in MDX
I recently implemented an MDX expression to count the number of weekdays in a given timeframe. This logic is likely...
2013-03-25
2,748 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
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