Conditional formatting in Reporting Services
Yesterday's post reminded me of another interesting technique I have used to change the color of the values on a...
2007-03-11
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Using IIF in Reporting Services
I found an interesting use for the IIF function in a Reporting Services report this week. I needed to provide...
2007-03-10
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SQL Server Learning Opportunities!
There are two big SQL Server learning opportunities I want to remind you about. First, DevTeach/SQLTeach will be held in...
2007-03-09
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Midlands PASS Job Board
In order to assist those members of the Midlands PASS Chapter looking for new positions, I have put up a...
2007-02-26
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Hacked
Boy that was fun. Getting a bunch of emails that we had been hacked and tracking down someone updating all...
2007-02-22
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SP2
Mentioned by Tim Mitchell, but SP2 is out.
Seems more like enhancements to make things smoother and lots of changes in...
2007-02-20
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SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...
2007-02-19
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Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...
2007-02-18
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Daylight Saving Time and SQL Server
If you're in the United States, chances are you've already heard about Daylight Saving Time (DST) occurring 3 weeks early...
2007-02-13
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Midlands PASS Site Online
I have put the Midlands PASS site online temporarily at Truth Solutions. You can reach it here:
http://www.truthsolutions.com/MidlandsPASS/
The slides from Paul...
2007-02-12
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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