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)
1,669 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)
1,500 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
514 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
497 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)
2,324 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
536 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)
3,091 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)
2,084 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
1,023 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
629 reads
Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
Hello all, I’m looking for advice on how to derive a daily snapshot table...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.[key]
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers