SSIS: Using a Script Component as a substitute OLEDB Destination
I developed an SSIS package that loads invoices, statements, pro-formas, etc. into a SQL Server table. The invoices are .pdf...
2010-11-05
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PASSMN 2011 Board of Directors
For the third year in a row, we’ve had a blockbuster PASSMN Board of Directors election. By that, I mean...
2010-11-05
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Post 100 – A Year Gone (not quite)!
I wasn’t going to make a special effort for the one hundredth post on my blog, I was intending to...
2010-11-05
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Successful Teams: Capable Backups
No, not backups as in SQL Server backups, but who to tag when someone is out or so slammed with...
2010-11-05
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1-Week to PASS Summit 2010 – After Hours
Final post for the countdown – a little later in the week than I wanted. Right now there is less than...
2010-11-05
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The Tapestry
When I run on the treadmill, I have a TV and DVD player down there and have been watching Star...
2010-11-05
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of November 8, 2010
Tuesday
PASS - Day One Opening Keynote (Ted Kummert) Live Stream
Wednesday
PASS - Day Two Keynote (Quentin Clark) Live Stream
PASS - Women in Technology Luncheon...
2010-11-05
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How Stale Are My Statistics?
Unlike fine wine, you typically wouldn’t want your statistics to be aged. At least for tables that are being updated...
2010-11-05
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A Brute Force Way to Compress a Database
There are a handful of scripts out there to compress all of of the objects in your SQL 2008 database...
2010-11-05
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Dr. DMV Queries From Fall 2010 SQLConnections Conference
This is the SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 version of the DMV Diagnostic Information Queries that I did for my Dr....
2010-11-04
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers