How To Get Table Row Counts Quickly And Painlessley
Just a quick note to call out that I've had an article posted on SQLServerCentral that shows how to retrieve...
2009-09-02
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Building a Better Blog
I had a great session for the 24 Hours of PASS on Building a Better Blog. Not sure how well...
2009-09-02
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TSQLScripts.com and IE 8
Wow, I just got an email from a registered member of www.tsqlscripts stating that it is not compatible with IE...
2009-09-02
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Article of the Week – SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements
I have been following this series of articles since the first article was published on SQLServerCentral. The author, Arshad Ali,...
2009-09-02
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Finally Migrating from SQL 2000
I suspect I’m not alone in that I’ve had SQL 2000 running for a long time with no problems and...
2009-09-02
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How practical is a netbook?
I’ve I was having lunch with another SQL Geek and we were talking about netbooks and how practical they are....
2009-09-02
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SQLPSX 1.6.1 Release
I completed a maintenance release of SQL Server PowerShell Extensions, which address all known open issues. This release is still...
2009-09-02
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Building a Pipeline
While I try to write most days, I don’t always podcast, and I only schedule things a day or two...
2009-09-01
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24 Hours of PASS Tonight
For those of you who may have missed it, the 24 Hours of PASS conference starts tonight at 8pm EDT!...
2009-09-01
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Indexing HierarchyID
The new HierarchyID datatype in SQL Server 2008 has captured my interest lately. I’ve been working on a presentation that...
2009-09-01
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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Pay for Performance
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Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers