Setting DBCC 1222 on startup
The following command is run to gain details on deadlocks.
DBCC TRACEON (1222,-1)
However, once the SQL instance is restarted this...
2016-09-26 (first published: 2016-09-19)
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Sheldon Hull
Remote Desktop Workflow Improvements
Remote server management is a fact of life for folks involved with sql server. Since we work so often with...
2016-08-29
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Remote Desktop Workflow Improvements
Remote server management is a fact of life for folks involved with sql server. Since we work so often with...
2016-08-29
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SSMS - Connection Color with SQL Prompt & SSMSBoost
If you haven't explored the visual color coding of tabs based on pattern matches with SQL Prompt, I'd suggest you...
2016-08-23
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SSMS - Connection Color with SQL Prompt & SSMSBoost
If you haven't explored the visual color coding of tabs based on pattern matches with SQL Prompt, I'd suggest you...
2016-08-23
1,124 reads
SQL 2016 - Brief Overview on some new features
These are notes taken from the Houston SQL Pass User group from July. This presentation was given by John Cook,...
2016-08-19
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SQL 2016 - Brief Overview on some new features
SQL 2016 - New Functionality
These are notes taken from the Houston SQL Pass User group from July. This presentation was given...
2016-08-19
842 reads
Install ReadyRoll via Command Line
command line install options
ReadyRoll has some great features, including the ability to use without cost on a build server. If...
2016-08-18
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Install ReadyRoll via Command Line
command line install options
ReadyRoll has some great features, including the ability to use without cost on a build server. If...
2016-08-26 (first published: 2016-08-18)
1,122 reads
Does sp_rename on a column preserve the ms_description?
Did some checking as couldn't find help in the MSDN documentation. My test on SQL 2016 shows that since the...
2016-08-15
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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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