SQL Server – Calculating elapsed time from DATETIME
Elapsed time can be calculated from DATETIME field by extracting number of hours/minutes and seconds. You can use below query...
2013-12-23
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SQL and Me
SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
Before an existing database can be restored, there should be connections using the database in question. If the database is...
2013-11-25
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SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
Before an existing database can be restored, there should be connections using the database in question. If the database is...
2013-11-25
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SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
Before an existing database can be restored, there should be connections using the database in question. If the database is...
2013-11-25
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
2013-11-18
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
2013-11-18
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
2013-11-18
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
Earlier on my blog I posted on How to get SQL Server Service Account using T-SQL. That works on a...
2013-08-26
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
Earlier on my blog I posted on How to get SQL Server Service Account using T-SQL. That works on a...
2013-08-26
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
Earlier on my blog I posted on How to get SQL Server Service Account using T-SQL. That works on a...
2013-08-26
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Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
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SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers