Performance Monitor Counters for SQL Server performance testing
I posted “Window Perfmon scripting, SQL Server perfmon and how to perfmon” which refers to a performance monitor counters.
The perfmon counters...
2011-09-23
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This field is missing from the returned result set from the data source.
This warning
The dataset ‘dataset1' contains a definition for the Field ‘column1'. This field is missing from the returned result set...
2011-09-23
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CU 16 for SQL Server 2008 SP1
Microsoft has recently released a Cumulative Update (CU) # 16 for SQL Server 2008 SP1 which contains hotfixes which were resolved...
2011-09-23
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Using Unary Operators to control Analysis Services hierarchy aggregations
Analysis Services hierarchy aggregations can be easily controlled using unary operators. For example, in accounting there are GL accounts that...
2011-09-23
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SSIS version in SQL Server
Integration Services is the management interface for SSIS packages. SQL Server uses the “MsDtsSrvr.exe” for executing packages
To highlight the point,...
2011-09-22
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Miss 24 Hours of PASS ? No problem, all videos are online
All the videos for the sessions at 24 Hours of PASS are available for free. Check the session schedule for...
2011-09-22
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Replacing a SQL Cursor with SSIS
On a forum post recently the questions was asked how to replace a cursor with an SSIS package. This can...
2011-09-22
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SQLSaturday #85 - Orlando, Florida - September 24, 2011
Fortunately, SQLSaturday#85 stands in a class by itself - it's the only SQLSaturday scheduled this upcoming weekend in sunny Orlando, Florida.
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2011-09-22
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Analytic Functions – PERCENTILE_CONT / PERCENTILE_DISC
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-22
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SQL Server Execution Plans
I writequitefrequently about SQL ServerExecution Plans. I started in that area just because that’s how you figure out what a...
2011-09-22
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Blogs
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...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers