#PowershellBasics: The WHERE clause
Sometimes when you are trying to figure something out you run across something really interesting. In this case I discovered ... Continue reading
2021-11-09
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Daily Coping 9 Nov 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-11-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #144–Data Governance
This month’s topic is something I wouldn’t have considered a decade ago. Especially in the US, this isn’t something that I’d actually have cared about for most of my...
2021-11-09
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Row-Level Security Basics–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I realized recently that I hadn’t really blogged...
2021-11-17 (first published: 2021-11-08)
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Daily Coping 8 Nov 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-11-08
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SQL Server 2022
yes SQL Server 2022 is coming and would have many advance features. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2022 whats new in SQL Server 2022 would be know more here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2022/ba-p/2922227 Bob Ward would be...
2021-11-07
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SQL Server linked server to .xlsx Excel files
A question came up recently concerning whether it was still possible to connect to .xlsx Excel files as SQL Server linked servers.
Short answer: Yes, it's possible as recently as...
2021-11-26 (first published: 2021-11-05)
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Daily Coping 5 Nov 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-11-05
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Daily Coping 4 Nov 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-11-04
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#PowershellBasics: Select the columns in the output.
After my post last week on sorting the list, I now have a list of files, sorted in the right ... Continue reading
2021-11-12 (first published: 2021-11-04)
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BIT_COUNT() V
What does this return on SQL Server 2025?
select bit_count(null)See possible answers