Turn the Problem Around
A few weeks ago we had a failure on the web site. Actually a hard failure, a BSOD, which I...
2006-04-25
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2006-04-19
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Determining if it's a SQL login, Windows Login, or Windows group
A recent question on the forums asked how to determine if a database
user was a Windows user or group and...
2006-04-06
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Kerberos Delegation with SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server
I've been dealing with Kerberos delegation setup with respect to
Microsoft's CRM 3.0 product and while the process isn't difficult, if
you...
2006-04-05
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Is it The SQL Server?
In writing for a tech book one of the things that happens is a copy editor looks over your work...
2006-04-04
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March/April 2006 Edition of SQL Server Standard Available
The March/April 2006 edition of SQL Server Standard magazine is now
available. This issue focuses on Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2005.
Though...
2006-04-03
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12-inch grass stem?
Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...
2006-03-29
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Internet Explorer Vulnerability
If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...
2006-03-28
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RegCreateKeyEX() error
I just began migrating SQL Servers (2000) to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 a few months ago. In the past, I...
2006-03-27
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Is Documentation Dying?
The BOL for SQL Server 2005 has been interesting to read. On one hand there is a more comprehensive approach...
2006-03-24
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Blogs
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers