Quick and Dirty Index Info
From time to time, somebody needs to find some information about the indexes in the database. As DBA’s, there are...
2011-11-01
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SQL RNNR
Quick and Dirty Index Info
From time to time, somebody needs to find some information about the indexes in the database. As DBA’s, there are a few tools at your disposal to look up...
2011-11-01
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Haunting a Database Near You
Today, we have a special Halloween edition. For me, Halloween and computer geek go quite well together. And thinking about...
2011-10-31
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Haunting a Database Near You
Today, we have a special Halloween edition. For me, Halloween and computer geek go quite well together. And thinking about it, I wanted to try to better understand if...
2011-10-31
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October 2011 LV UG Meeting Update
This is a republish due to a last minute change!!!
We had to reschedule the October meeting due to unforeseen circumstances....
2011-10-18
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October 2011 LV UG Meeting Update
This is a republish due to a last minute change!!! We had to reschedule the October meeting due to unforeseen circumstances. The only change is the date of the...
2011-10-18
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Reach for the Select *s
Do you have your head in the clouds?
Have you wanted to take flight?
Have you been called “Space Case”
If you are...
2011-10-12
727 reads
Reach for the Select *s
Do you have your head in the clouds? Have you wanted to take flight? Have you been called “Space Case” If you are a DB Professional, then all of...
2011-10-12
16 reads
An Interesting Sort
I just came across a pretty peculiar sort requirement. The requirement made me sit and think a bit. Since it...
2011-10-12
652 reads
An Interesting Sort
I just came across a pretty peculiar sort requirement. The requirement made me sit and think a bit. Since it was somewhat peculiar, I decided I would share the...
2011-10-12
15 reads
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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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