Communication
It sure seems like there’s a lot of miscommunication between developers and database specialists. In fact, the communication can become...
2011-03-21
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Diskpart command line utility
To get the disk information internal. there is a utility called diskpart this is good utilityto understand your disk information....
2011-03-21
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Next Up: SQL Connections!
SQL Saturday #70 is officially in the books. There's some administrative stuff: I will do a blog post about lessons...
2011-03-21
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SQL Server Crossword #3
To mark my 30th Birthday today, as promised here’s a SQL Server Crossword for you to enjoy. You can find the previous...
2011-03-21
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Tampa IT Camp 2011 Presentation
I presented a one hour session at Tampa IT Camp on SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX): “In this session we...
2011-03-20
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Einladung zum SQL Server Performance Tuning und Troubleshooting Workshop, 24. Mai 2011 in Wien
Sind Sie schon mal in das folgende Problem-Szenario gelaufen, und mussten Ihren wohlverdienten
Feierabend und die Vorfreude auf das Wochenende opfern:...
2011-03-20
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PASS Prof Dev Blog
In case you hadn't noticed, PASS has a number of virtual chapters. Many of the virtual chapters broadcast LiveMeetings about once...
2011-03-20
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SQL Saturday 70 SSRS Deep Dive Files Uploaded
SQL Saturday #70 (Twitter: #SQLSat70) was another successful event! And...I had yet another full house (some even left due to...
2011-03-19
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Primary Keys – why accept the defaults.
G’day,
When I design a table in SQL SERVER, I like to have a reasonable understanding of how the table will...
2011-03-19
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Filmed: DBAs@Midnight Episode 2.30
Friday night (as per usual) we filmed a new episode of our 2 1/2 year old webshow, DBAs@Midnight in front...
2011-03-19
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Blogs
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
A Guatemalan's Guide to Drinking Coffee Properly
My mugI grew up surrounded by coffee farms in Guatemala and somehow spent most...
Forums
Partitioning a table with TEXTIMAGE_ON option
I have a table that ends in ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]. I'm about to...
OUTER APPLY Fundamentals: Part 2
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Building Great Software
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers