NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with...
2011-03-30
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NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with it a bit lately to make sure I have...
2011-03-30
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Do You Solution?
Do you ever find yourself working on different scripts at once? Maybe you are working on something that tests certain...
2011-03-29
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Do You Solution?
Do you ever find yourself working on different scripts at once? Maybe you are working on something that tests certain functionality in SQL Server, you have some presentation scripts...
2011-03-29
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ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is...
2011-03-28
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ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is really not too big of a deal. While demonstrating...
2011-03-28
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Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a...
2011-03-24
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Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a whole lot of thought but was reminded again today...
2011-03-24
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SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either...
2011-03-23
1,524 reads
SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either restarted or when the last time was that the...
2011-03-23
8 reads
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers