Data Type Conversions
Lately I’ve gotten a lot of questions submitted to SQLServerCentral that have dealt with weird data type issues. We had...
2009-04-06
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Measuring the Impact of Task Switching/Multitasking
Many of us make a living by working on tasks while monitoring email, taking a few calls, and in non...
2009-04-05
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Dealing with Difficult Forum Users - The Flip Side
Earlier I talked about dealing with the difficult forum user from the perspective of providing help. Now let us look...
2009-04-05
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Prius Repair #1
I’m aborting for now. I think I could replace the seat belts, but I don’t have the right part at...
2009-04-05
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It’s all magic to me.
Technorati Tags: SQL Server,I/O"Any technology, no matter how primitive, is magic to those who do not understand it."
freefall
Arthur C. Clarke...
2009-04-05
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A Variable Length Random String
I was looking through some of the active threads on SQLServerCentral.com tonight, and I ran across one with some code...
2009-04-04
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Professor Hugh Bin-Haad.
Steve Jones isn't usually the wild man of publishing, but on April 1st, a strangely
anarchic spirit breaks loose. Having...
2009-04-03
1,493 reads
New Years Resolutions 2009 – Q1 Update
How am I doing on my New Year’s Resolutions for SQLServerCentral? I decided to make another update as Q1 has...
2009-04-03
676 reads
Book Review: How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends
I found How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends on the clearance rack at the local bookstore, but you...
2009-04-02
489 reads
SQL Saturday Jacksonville call for speakers
If you’re available and are (or can be) in the Jacksonville FL area the first weekend of next month, check...
2009-04-02
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why SQL Server Database Attach...
Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers