.Net SQLConnectionStringBuilder ApplicationName Property
We have several “Home Grown” applications at my current place of employment. This provides our development staff with a great...
2009-09-11
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A Moment of Silence
Today is the anniversary of one of the worst attacks in the US, the September 11th attack on the World...
2009-09-11
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Networking Tips & Seminar Reminder
My friend Don Gabor is providing us with some tips on networking as related to both PASS and the PASS...
2009-09-10
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Building a Chair – Part 1
I glance at Make (magazine and web site) from time to time, and recently have been recording and watching their...
2009-09-10
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September 11 - Never Forget - My story of the tragic day..........
I was sitting going through some of my materials, scripts, emails and news feeds to find a worthy topic for...
2009-09-10
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Columbus User Group webcast on SQL Server locking
Later this afternoon, I’m presenting at the Columbus, Ohio, SQL Server User Group meeting. The topic: SQL Server Locking and...
2009-09-10
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What happened to that email?
This question:
Created script to send mails using sp_send_dbmail- working like a charm.
Now searching for a way to get...
2009-09-10
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SQL Lunch - Oracle-CDC for SQL Server Integration Services
We have been working hard trying to get speakers to complete the year for our SQL Lunch schedule. I am...
2009-09-10
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Updating Existing Data with SSIS
I see a lot of questions on the forums about updating existing data in SSIS. When the update is dynamic...
2009-09-10
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Don't Make Me Work, VIA Rail
I got an email the other day from Canada's VIA Rail, advertising "Discover Canada by Train" and the chance to...
2009-09-10
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
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...
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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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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