CTEs beyond SELECT
The other day I was writing a query to pull some DMV information and I ended up using several CTEs...
2012-11-20
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Explore file physical structure - Insert Row - Part 2
1. Create sample db
use master
go
CREATE DATABASE [test] ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'test', FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master\test.mdf' , SIZE = 3072KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB...
2012-11-20
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SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 CU1 is Available
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 1, which is Build 11.0.3321. I count 44 fixes...
2012-11-20
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Explore file physical structure - Insert Row - part 1
1. Create sample db
use master
go
CREATE DATABASE [test] ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'test', FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master\test.mdf' , SIZE = 3072KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB...
2012-11-20
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Explore file physical structure - variable length row
1. Create sample db
use master
go
CREATE DATABASE [test] ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'test', FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master\test.mdf' , SIZE = 3072KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB...
2012-11-20
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – systypes
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-11-20
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Rules of Holes #6: Don't Draw Others Into the Hole with You
In the Fifth Rules of Holes, you were encouraged to seek help from others in order to extricate youself from the Hole. And it should have been clear in...
2012-11-20
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Rules of Holes #6: Don't Draw Others Into the Hole with You
In the Fifth Rules of Holes, you were encouraged to seek help from others in order to extricate youself from the Hole. And it should have been clear in...
2012-11-20
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Blogging for Beginners
Last week at the PASS Summit, I had several conversations with several different aspiring bloggers, and found myself saying the...
2012-11-20
995 reads
Rules of Holes #6: Don't Draw Others Into the Hole with You
In the Fifth Rules of Holes, you were encouraged to seek help from others in order to extricate youself from...
2012-11-20
803 reads
Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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