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)
1,698 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)
1,506 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
524 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
508 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)
2,329 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
546 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)
3,113 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)
2,103 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
1,044 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
636 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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Re-Seeding a Broken Log Shipping Secondary (Without Touching the Primary)
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The DBA is Dead! Long Live the !
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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