September S3OLV Meeting
Another month has crept up upon us. It is time once again for the Las Vegas User Group /PASS Chapter...
2010-09-03
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A Community Divided
People have been screaming from rooftops for a month now about the PASS election process, ever since a beloved member...
2010-09-03
968 reads
MDX Puzzle #7 - Solution
Puzzle #7 had an interesting twist. You were required to add a column to the result set that dynamically displayed...
2010-09-03
600 reads
Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 6, 2010
Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Introduction to SQL Server Statistics - Andy Warren
Wednesday
Idera - Building a Data Mart with Integration Services - Stacia Misner
SQL...
2010-09-03
902 reads
Recursive Hiearchies in Reporting Services
I am not a Reporting Services guru and nor do I play one on TV. I am however forced to...
2010-09-03
2,657 reads
Six Trips
Six trips left to close out this year. Most are very short, so that’s good, but still, it’s a bunch...
2010-09-03
319 reads
A great free tool for SQL Server...
Another free tool for SQL Server that supports SQL Server 2008/2005/2000, comes from xSQL Software, the Script Executor Commnity Edition,...
2010-09-03
1,187 reads
A Complex Shower
When I arrived at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville for the PASS Board meeting recently they couldn’t find my reservation....
2010-09-03
528 reads
Another E-Reader
No, it’s not a new device. This time it’s my son, Delaney, who has been reading on my old iPhone...
2010-09-03
358 reads
Discount Code For SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference
If you are interested in watching some high quality SQL Server content from the comfort and convenience of your own...
2010-09-03
740 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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Searching for my own posts
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How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
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Escaping Strings
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Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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