How to move the Master database
The catch to moving the Master database is that you must also move the Resource database. Microsoft states that the...
2011-07-11
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Foreign Key Hierarchy Update
Today I would like to revisit a post of mine that is rather old. More precisely, the script in that post needs revisiting. This is one of my more...
2011-07-11
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Foreign Key Hierarchy Update
Today I would like to revisit a post of mine that is rather old. More precisely, the script in that...
2011-07-11
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Meme Monday – Horoscope
Did you know that your sign may have changed? I didn’t – at least not until reading the meme Monday announcement. Most people probably will see no difference in...
2011-07-11
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Meme Monday – Horoscope
Did you know that your sign may have changed? I didn’t – at least not until reading the meme Monday announcement....
2011-07-11
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Meme Monday: SQL Horoscope: Finding Your Chinese Zodiac
Meme Monday: SQL Horoscope: Finding Your Chinese Zodiac
Chinese Zodiac Figures by Joe Ledbetter
It’s time for July’s Meme Monday post, and...
2011-07-11
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July 21 Data Arch VC Meeting: Gaurav Aggarwal on Microsoft – Readying on “Hadoop”
July 21 Data Arch VC Meeting: Gaurav Aggarwal on Microsoft – Readying on “Hadoop”
Subject:Microsoft – Readying on “Hadoop”Start Time:Thursday, July 21, 2011...
2011-07-11
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Environment variable in SSIS not being recognized
If you are using environment variables in SSIS when using package configuration, chances are you will run into a situation...
2011-07-11
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Meme Monday SQLstrology – Table Valued Zodiac Function
It’s Meme Monday time! Our topic is SQL Horoscopes, or more catchily, SQLStrology.
We’re going to have to figure out what astrological...
2011-07-11
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SQLSaturday Round Table at the PASS Summit (Early Reminder)
Once again this year we’ll be holding a meeting open to all SQLSaturday event leaders and key team members (and...
2011-07-11
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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The Hidden Security Risks of Role Combination in SSAS Tabular
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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