Becoming a Microsoft MVP
I was awarded the Microsoft MVP (data platform) award on Saturday.
On the four days a year (one per quarter) when...
2016-10-03
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SQLStudies
Pinned Tabs
It’s funny how easy it is to find information you aren’t looking for. A few weeks back Stephen Bennett (b)...
2016-10-10 (first published: 2016-09-27)
2,055 reads
Nil to Speaker: Improving your PowerPoint skills
As I work on my speaking skills one of my tasks is improve my PowerPoint presentations. To that end I’ve...
2016-09-26
611 reads
A quick fix for a full identity column.
A while back I wrote a post on everything I knew about identity columns. In it I mentioned the following:
Negative...
2016-10-03 (first published: 2016-09-21)
2,075 reads
Using an ORDER BY in a view
For many years it’s been a best practice to never put an ORDER BY in a view. The idea is...
2016-09-26 (first published: 2016-09-19)
3,911 reads
Emojis in SQL Server
I blame Aaron Bertrand (b/t) and Kevin Kline (b/t). Aaron who posted a great #BackToBasics blog about naming stored procedures...
2016-09-15
1,313 reads
Azure: Creating a BACPAC from an On-Premises SQL Server Database
So to start, what’s a BACPAC?
Per the Azure documentation
When you need to create an archive of an Azure SQL database,...
2016-09-13
1,256 reads
SA Spoof
This is nothing new but it’s still a fun idea.
The problem:
The vendor app we just purchased (and are told we...
2016-09-08
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Accidental DBAs, the Developer Edition
I recently spoke at the OKC SQL Saturday. I had an wonderful time and the organizers, volunteers and other speakers...
2016-09-06
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The new Data Migration Assistant has been released!
Monday Bob Ward (b/t) announced on twitter that the new Data Migration Assistant had been released.
First things first the DMA...
2016-08-31
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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