SQL Spackle
I previously mentioned how SQL Server Central was listing ideas for articles, primarily for short, quick, pointed articles that they...
2010-12-02
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Clustered index vs Non clustered index
AdvertisementsClustered index vs Non clustered index structure
Clustered and Non clustered indexes are stored in a B – tree structure .
Clustered...
2010-12-02
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Worn Out and Maybe Burned Out
Ever feel worn out and/or burned out? Don’t worry you aren’t alone. As a matter of fact most people have...
2010-12-02
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The Next 24 Hours of PASS
Calling for Presenters!PASS has announced the next 24 Hours of PASS and it will be on March 15 and 16. ...
2010-12-02
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Salary Averages
I saw this posted on Twitter, yet another reason to have a variety of people you follow. Some very interesting...
2010-12-02
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December Question: What does it mean to be a Proactive DBA?
One of the things I promote in all my presentations is the importance of being a proactive DBA. Unfortunately, the...
2010-12-02
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SQL Craft Fair
Have you ever been “dragged” to a long weekend afternoon at a craft fair? Did it look something like this?
This...
2010-12-02
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Processing a Measure Groups Index Using SSMS
As I had mentioned in a previous blog (Creating and processing an Analysis Services partition), instead of processing an entire...
2010-12-02
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iPad Update
I updated the iPad tonight to iOS 4.2. I had no particular reason to upgrade, but I saw a few...
2010-12-01
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LiveWriter 2011
I recently upgraded to LiveWriter 2011 while upgrading to the final version of LiveMesh. After the upgrade I noted the...
2010-12-01
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Blogs
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
A Guatemalan's Guide to Drinking Coffee Properly
My mugI grew up surrounded by coffee farms in Guatemala and somehow spent most...
Forums
Partitioning a table with TEXTIMAGE_ON option
I have a table that ends in ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]. I'm about to...
OUTER APPLY Fundamentals: Part 2
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers