CONCAT() string function–SQL Server 2012
As the name indicates, CONCAT() will concatenate two or more strings. This is one of the two string functions introduced in...
2011-12-22 (first published: 2011-12-19)
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Sam Vanga
Why did I start blogging?
This post is in response to #meme15 started by Jason Strate (b|t). Two questions were asked in the first assignment....
2011-12-16
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T-SQL Tuesday #025 – Tips and Tricks
And the trick i share for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday is… Distraction free management studio.
If you’re an avid writer, you might...
2011-12-13
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Create Drillthrough Reports
Use Actions!
Your user wants a summary report, containing sales for calendar year, for example. When the user clicks on the...
2011-12-06
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Start Documenting Your Day! Why Now?
I read a post about documenting your day by Steve Jones, here is where culture insists i write a few words about...
2011-11-30
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New string function in SQL Server 2012 – FORMAT()
Formatting numbers in an SSRS report is a common task. For example, you may want to format a number as...
2011-11-29
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SSAS Processing Mode (Lazy Aggregations)
Processing mode property of a partition/measure group determines how partitions will be available to users.
Processing mode has two possible options.
Regular....
2011-11-21
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Create Sparklines in SSRS
When creating a SSRS report, you want to add lines that display trends. Sparklines that were introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2...
2011-11-14
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#SSRS error – An item with the same key has already been added
Here is a simple yet annoying error I ran into while creating a dataset. Below is the query that I...
2011-11-10
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Column alias in order by and where
If you ever wonder why column alias can be used in order by and not in where clause, it’s the...
2011-11-08
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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...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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