SHUTDOWN SQL Server
Recently a friend by the name of Chris Bell (blog | twitter) wrote about an easy way to disrupt SQL Server....
2018-12-20 (first published: 2018-12-03)
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SQL RNNR
SHUTDOWN SQL Server
I explore the question of if it is possible to reboot the server from within SQL Server or even simply shut down the entire server. Well, you can certainly...
2018-12-03
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My Book Contributions
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2018-11-30
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My Book Contributions
One of the really super cool things about the SQL community is the frequent opportunity one could have to get involved.
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2018-11-30
Data Professionals at Work Book
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2018-11-29
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Data Professionals at Work Book
Not only will you encounter some interesting stories, but I believe you will also encounter some interesting insight into some of the contributors for this book: Data Professionals at...
2018-11-29
How to be an MVP Book
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2018-11-28
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How to be an MVP Book
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2018-11-28
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Auditing when Database Files Change
As a Database Administrator, something that should be part of your database audit is monitoring the growth of files. That...
2018-11-27
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Auditing when Database Files Change
As a Database Administrator, something that should be part of your database audit is monitoring the growth of files. That means tracking when the log file grows and tracking...
2018-11-27
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Question of the Day
The Maximum Value in the Identity Column
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')
I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
TravelLogID,
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFF
I now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17')
GO
What is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025?
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