File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files
Using SSIS to Maintain the File System
We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old...
2019-01-03 (first published: 2018-12-21)
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SQL RNNR
File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files
We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old stale files from the file system, whether it be to remove old backup files or...
2018-12-21
17 reads
Encrypting a Database Never Finishes
There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a...
2018-12-20
394 reads
Encrypting a Database Never Finishes
There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a database. In SQL Server, we have the ability to...
2018-12-20
6 reads
T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years
Loads of TSQL Tuesdays
Years ago the TSQL Tuesday party was started by Adam Machanic (b|t). The premise of the monthly event...
2018-12-19
229 reads
T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years
I have personally participated in quite a large number of these TSQL Tuesday events - despite not being every single one. This is a roundup of my personal participation...
2018-12-19
4 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap
How have you impacted somebody in the community?
This month I am in charge of the topic for TSQLTuesday. The invite...
2018-12-18
210 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap
Small tokens of gratitude and small actions help to build this wonderful SQL Community that gives and gives and gives. Humility leads us to seek out ways to give...
2018-12-18
5 reads
Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
When SQL Server 2005 was released, a nifty little feature was included called synonyms. Despite being around since SQL Server...
2018-12-14
302 reads
Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
How you use a synonym can be a huge asset or it can be a significant dampener to performance. There are benefits and uses for these nifty little things....
2018-12-14
39 reads
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Question of the Day
Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers