Two Digit Dates in SQL – MM/DD/YYYY
When creating dates or numbers as strings it is sometimes required to have two digit numbers.
For example, instead of...
2014-03-10
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Mike Davis SQL
SSRS Top N and Bottom N reporting with Duplicates
Previously I wrote a blog on Top N and Bottom N reporting. There were a couple of gotcha I did...
2014-03-13 (first published: 2014-03-03)
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SSRS Top N and Bottom N reporting with Duplicates
Previously I wrote a blog on Top N and Bottom N reporting. There were a couple of gotcha I did...
2014-03-03
1,104 reads
Standard Deviations with CTE in SQL
I was working with a client recently getting the number of standard deviations a student was off the average number...
2014-02-27 (first published: 2014-02-24)
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Standard Deviations with CTE in SQL
I was working with a client recently getting the number of standard deviations a student was off the average number...
2014-02-24
346 reads
SSRS – Creating Drill Through reports with MDX
If you are reporting from a Cube in SSRS and you want to drill through to another report you can...
2014-02-10
1,215 reads
SSRS – Creating Drill Through reports with MDX
If you are reporting from a Cube in SSRS and you want to drill through to another report you can...
2014-02-10
347 reads
SSIS – Using Kill with SP_Who to Break locks
The dreaded table lock can occur and cause your SSIS packages to fail. A popular request I receive asks “How...
2014-02-03
1,674 reads
SSIS – Using Kill with SP_Who to Break locks
The dreaded table lock can occur and cause your SSIS packages to fail. A popular request I receive asks “How...
2014-02-03
401 reads
SSAS Trending KPI
KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) in Analysis Services are a great way to show visually if a measure is trending in...
2014-01-27
794 reads
Blogs
Can I Change a Primary Key Value? #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I heard someone say recently that you can’t change a primary key value in...
SQL Server Index Primer
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Indexes 101: What, Why, and When? “What Is an Index?” I get this question...
Secure Azure SQL Server Backups Using Managed Identities
By Arun Sirpal
I do believe most people know about the ability to backup your SQL server...
Forums
Just a rant about the SQL Server 2022 upgrade
Upgrading an instance of SQL Server 2019 to SQL Server 2022 - I am...
Report Server Configuration Manager - The target principal name is incorrect SSL
SQL Server SSRS 2022. Running into ' SSL Provider, error: 0 - The target...
Report Server Configuration Manager - Change Database - SSL Error
SQL Server SSRS 2022. Running into ' SSL Provider, error: 0 - The target...
Question of the Day
Getting the TEXTSIZE
How can I check what value I used for TEXTSIZE? I ran this code:
SET TEXTSIZE 8096But then deleted the code and couldn't remember. Is there a way to check this? See possible answers