ApexSQL SQL Server VIP/MVP Offer
ApexSQL has an offer to anyone who is a SQL Server MVP or VIP for a gratuity of their ApexSQL...
2006-11-29
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Measuring pi by throwing frozen hot dogs?
I saw this today on my Google front page under the How To section:
How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen...
2006-11-29
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SSMS and scripting
I've heard a lot of complaints about SQL Server Management Studio concerning slowness and some of the things, like scripting...
2006-11-28
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Default schema
Sadly, I haven't had much experience yet with SQL Server 2005 except for Reporting Services and SSIS. The majority of...
2006-11-27
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SysInternals now on Microsoft TechNet
It wasn't too long ago that Mark Russinovich announced he was becoming a Microsoft employee (new link as his old...
2006-11-27
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NGSSoftware compares Oracle and SQL Server security
I first saw this at SQL Server MVP Jasper Smith's blog post Which database is more secure? Oracle vs. Microsoft:
NGSSoftware...
2006-11-25
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SSC bought out by Red Gate... Now what?
One of the highlights of my weekday mornings is reading the editorial by
Steve Jones of SQLServerCentral.com. However, this past...
2006-11-23
1,543 reads
Teaching Children to Program
One of the blogs I follow is Andrew Coates' blog over at MSDN. He has posted about starting to help...
2006-11-21
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Back from PASS
While at PASS, I created a thread in the forums: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?forumid=61&messageid=322277 . It was an incredible week. I look forward to...
2006-11-20
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Mixed Feelings about the SQL Server Central Sale to Red Gate
I've read numerous posts and several blogs discussing the SQL Server Central sale to Red Gate and at the end...
2006-11-20
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Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 6
By Zikato
A cryptic message, a book cipher hidden in art provenance records, and a trail...
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
Forums
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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