Blogger questions: What if someone else wrote about the same subject?
I have a moderately popular blog. In part because I syndicate but largely (in my opinion) because I write a...
2016-02-03
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SQLStudies
Running code on the startup of SQL Server
Every now and again you need to run code when your instance starts up. For example you might want to...
2016-02-08 (first published: 2016-02-01)
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The CONNECT permission
The CONNECT permission exists at the instance and database levels. Note: as of SQL 2012 it is CONNECT SQL at...
2016-02-03 (first published: 2016-01-27)
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Reusing schedules in SQL Agent
I’m a big fan of automation. You get it written, tested, and scheduled, then you just sit back and monitor...
2016-02-01 (first published: 2016-01-25)
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Start SQL Server without tempdb
tl;dr; Re-start the instance in safe mode (-f startup parameter) and move tempdb. Then re-start without the parameter.
While at the...
2016-01-20
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To the page and back again
To the page
It’s not one of those things you have to do frequently but every now and again you need...
2016-01-18
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What is RESULT SETS?
I was reading some code the other day and it included the statement RESULT SETS. I’d never seen it before...
2016-01-26 (first published: 2016-01-14)
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Ad-hoc Changes
TSQL Tuesday #74: Be The Change
Each month, on the first Tuesday of the month, the announcement for the blog...
2016-01-18 (first published: 2016-01-12)
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MSDTC Requirements for SSIS Transactions
MSDTC is frequently required when using transactions within SSIS. And not just when you are connecting to two SQL Server...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
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2015 a year in review
It’s a new year, so time to look back at the previous year, and forward to the next. I’ll tell...
2016-01-04
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: What Our Customers Say
By Steve Jones
This is from 2010, but I loved that people felt this way about Redgate...
Export a Power BI Report that cannot be Downloaded
Yes, you’re reading that right, we’re going to download a report that cannot be...
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
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Getting the Indexed Columns
I run this code on SQL Server 2022 to get a list of all the indexes and their key columns. What is returned?
SELECT
INDEX_COL (N'AdventureWorks2017.Sales.SalesOrderDetail') See possible answers