Generating scripts for previous versions of SQL
I make a habit of using the latest version of SSMS even if I’m not working with the latest version...
2015-10-29 (first published: 2015-10-21)
1,665 reads
SQLStudies
Working with “special” names
What do you do when you need to use a special character in a name? Well, I guess I should...
2015-10-22 (first published: 2015-10-19)
1,497 reads
“That little green arrow.” or “My code used to work but now I’m getting a debug error.”
If you’ve worked with SSMS for any length of time this will look awfully familiar:
SSMS 2008R2
SSMS 2012 +
This little green...
2015-10-15
512 reads
Keep an eye on those Audit files!
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#71) is hosted by Sebastian Meine (b/t). He has picked an interesting security subject. SQL Server...
2015-10-13
495 reads
Finding the error from a failed job.
This is a fairly simple one once you’ve seen it, but then so are lots of things :). Let’s say you...
2015-10-15 (first published: 2015-10-07)
2,321 reads
The powerpoint for my SQL Server Security Basics session
Well I’ve done it. I’ve spoken at an event. I’ll discuss how I felt about it and what I learned...
2015-10-05
532 reads
Updating a view
I was recently asked how to update views. Specifically the question was about using triggers to update a view.
So...
2015-10-12 (first published: 2015-09-30)
3,087 reads
SSMS Connection Information
If you work with a number of different instances and have lots of connections open in Management Studio (SSMS) it...
2015-10-05 (first published: 2015-09-28)
2,078 reads
“sql_handle” is not a recognized table hints option.
I’ve you’ve run a query similar to the following:
SELECT *
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle);And gotten an error similar to:
Msg 321, Level...
2015-09-23
1,018 reads
Zombie AD Groups
I spent something like 2 hours today trying to figure out how a particular user had access to one of...
2015-09-21
627 reads
Blogs
Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved...
SQL Server Availability Groups
By Kevin3NF
Flexibility and Scale at the Database Level When SQL Server 2012 introduced Availability Groups...
Modify Power BI page visibility and active status with Semantic Link Labs
Setting page visibility and the active page are often overlooked last steps when publishing...
Forums
how to optimise whole database full of table and sp in one go using githubcopilo
i have subscription of github copilot which i can access in vs 2022 comunity...
Password Guidance
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Using table variables in T-SQL
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Question of the Day
Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers