SQL 2012 has Launched
LAUNCH
If you have been hiding under a rock, you have probably not heard that SQL 2012 has launched. With it,...
2012-04-01
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SQL 2012 has Launched
LAUNCH If you have been hiding under a rock, you have probably not heard that SQL 2012 has launched. With it, some really cool features are now available to...
2012-04-01
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Seldom Used Indexes
On occasion you may ask yourself if there are any under used indexes in your database. If not you, then...
2012-03-26 (first published: 2012-03-20)
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Seldom Used Indexes
On occasion you may ask yourself if there are any under used indexes in your database. If not you, then possibly a manager or client. Usually this comes up...
2012-03-20
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Another Interesting Sort
In October of 2011, I shared an example of a peculiar set of sort requirements. Today, I am going to...
2012-03-19
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Another Interesting Sort
Some code requirements can be met through various means including the use of a different collation - which means a lot of testing.
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Agent Jobs Using SSIS
This is a short script to help the DBA with documentation purposes. This would come in handy especially in those...
2012-03-15
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Agent Jobs Using SSIS
This is a short script to help the DBA with documentation purposes. This would come in handy especially in those cases where you are consulting or you have taken...
2012-03-15
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Table Size and Missing FK Indexes
I am bringing an oldie back with another twist. I recently ran into the need to correlate information between a...
2012-03-14
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Table Size and Missing FK Indexes
I am bringing an oldie back with another twist. I recently ran into the need to correlate information between a couple of different queries that I like to use....
2012-03-14
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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