SQLSaturday #184 in New Haven, CT - March 2, 2013
So much SQL, and so little Saturdays. SQLSaturday is truly a world-class event
happening all over the globe. Just this
past Saturday,...
2013-02-04
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Frequently asked SQL Server Queries
Data to test:
CREATETABLE [dbo].[emp]( [emp_id]
[nchar](10)NULL, [emp_name]
[nchar](10)NULL, [salary]
[int] NULL)ON [PRIMARY] insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'1','ABC',-20000 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'2','XYZ',-5000 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'3','PQR',-7800 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary...
2013-02-04
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A Month of PowerShell – Day 3 (Security)
Welcome to Day 3 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-03
1,621 reads
A Month of PowerShell – Day 2 (Variables and Operators)
Welcome to Day 2 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-02
1,867 reads
Using Inline “With” Blocks to Augment a VB.NET Default Constructor
Say you have a simple data transfer class that looks like this:
Public Class Employee
Public Property Name As String
Public...
2013-02-02
1,168 reads
SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (Feb 2013)
Here is the February 2013 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2013-02-01
1,015 reads
Ask the Unicorn: Why is it Important to Know Tables in Filegroups?
Earlier this week, I wrote a quick blog post on a throw-away script I had written. The blog post was DETERMINING...
2013-02-01
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SQL Intersection 2013 – Las Vegas in April
It’s not too hot, it can be fun, and after a full day of SQL Server learning, there are lots...
2013-02-01
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FLOAT datatype casting issue
Do you use the FLOAT datatype? If so you had better read this……
Today I came across an issue somebody posted...
2013-02-01
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Reblog: January 25 to January 31
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-02-01
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
SSL/TLS Cert Validity Periods Decreasing
Hi, to all of you who are using CA certs on SQL Server boxes...
It's Never Just One Thing
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Calculating Min-Max Normalization in PowerBI
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Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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