Conditional formatting in Reporting Services

Yesterday's post reminded me of another interesting technique I have used to change the color of the values on a...

Using IIF in Reporting Services

I found an interesting use for the IIF function in a Reporting Services report this week. I needed to provide...

SQL Server Learning Opportunities!

There are two big SQL Server learning opportunities I want to remind you about.  First, DevTeach/SQLTeach will be held in...

Midlands PASS Job Board

In order to assist those members of the Midlands PASS Chapter looking for new positions, I have put up a...

Hacked

Boy that was fun. Getting a bunch of emails that we had been hacked and tracking down someone updating all...

SP2

Mentioned by Tim Mitchell, but SP2 is out.

Seems more like enhancements to make things smoother and lots of changes in...

SQL Server SP2 released

Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...

Microsoft SQL Server certification

A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...

Daylight Saving Time and SQL Server

If you're in the United States, chances are you've already heard about Daylight Saving Time (DST) occurring 3 weeks early...

Midlands PASS Site Online

I have put the Midlands PASS site online temporarily at Truth Solutions. You can reach it here:

http://www.truthsolutions.com/MidlandsPASS/

The slides from Paul...