Lead Blocker
Blocking is just part of life I’m afraid. Because we have locks (and yes we have to have them, and...
2017-01-18
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SQLStudies
What is COPY_ONLY?
You’ll frequently hear that you should add the COPY_ONLY clause when taking an ad-hoc full backup to avoid messing up...
2017-01-19 (first published: 2017-01-16)
2,559 reads
Why won’t my SQL Logins work?
I recently had an interesting time getting the SQL Auth logins on a new instance working. I was doing a...
2017-01-12
814 reads
Connect suggestion to add included columns to sp_helpindex
I’m a big fan of the sp_help system stored procedures, which is why I’ve been a bit disappointed that the...
2017-01-10
466 reads
A detailed view into your Azure resources
I’ve been studying Azure recently and came across a really interesting Azure site.
resources.azure.com
To give you an idea why I find...
2017-01-13 (first published: 2017-01-05)
1,465 reads
sp_refreshsqlmodule_internal – The user does not have permission to perform this action.
Honestly, I’m only posting this because I had a hard time finding anything posted on this error and I found...
2016-12-28
1,521 reads
A semester’s worth of Backup and Recovery blogs – The TSQL Tuesday 85 Rollup
I was thrilled to host TSQL Tuesday #85, the last TSQL Tuesday of 2016. My subject was backup and recovery...
2016-12-26
474 reads
sp_helptext vs object_definition()
I’ve been using sp_helptext for years. Honestly I probably end up using it at least once a day. But I...
2016-12-21
1,955 reads
:OUT :OUT darn results!
Years ago I worked for a company that had a rather cool way of handling requests. When we ran the...
2016-12-19
462 reads
An interview with me
The other day I received an email asking for some help with a school project. Would I please answer some...
2016-12-15
465 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers