T-SQL Tuesday #30 - Ethics and the DBA
This latest installment of T-SQL Tuesday #30, is hosted by SQL MVP, Chris Shaw who asks us to write on a...
2012-05-08
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Picking Technical Conference Sessions (#SQLRally Edition)
Conferences are awesome. They are full of people and sessions. Almost…TOO many sessions. How on Earth do you get in...
2012-05-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #30 – Ethics
This month the topic is hosted by Chris Shaw, and his topic is ethics.
The blog party is the second Tuesday...
2012-05-08
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Denali — Day 8: Startup Parameter
Denali – Day 8: Startup Parameter
Startup Parameters means you are providing the parameter to sql server at the start of sql...
2012-05-08
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Workspace database server was not found
You might constantly see a warning message that appears like the one below when creating Analysis Services Tabular projects. It...
2012-05-08
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My Garden Update
It’s been just over two months since I started my small home garden. The initial work to clear the area...
2012-05-08
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How To Use T-SQL TIMESTAMP (ROWVERSION) in SSIS
In some database designs, you may encounter SQL Server columns with a TIMESTAMP or ROWVERSION data type. What are these, and how do you deal with them in SQL...
2012-05-08
688 reads
Troubleshooting Database mail
Last week we blogged about “How to configure Database mail” – this week we’ll have a closer look at what to...
2012-05-08
9,842 reads
When SQLCommunity disappoints....
Everyone who is involved in, and follows me in the SQL Server Community, and my blog, knows, that I am one...
2012-05-11 (first published: 2012-05-08)
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How To Use T-SQL TIMESTAMP (ROWVERSION) in SSIS
In some database designs, you may encounter SQL Server columns with a TIMESTAMP or ROWVERSION data type. What are these,...
2012-05-14 (first published: 2012-05-08)
8,018 reads
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Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers