Getting and storing a high precision datetime
Earlier today I was working on a project where I was recording some time stamps. In order to get as...
2015-08-13
579 reads
SQLStudies
Database Master Keys can have more than one password.
Our subject for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday blog party (#69) is Encryption, hosted by a guy with an awesome first...
2015-08-11
806 reads
A pattern to match correctly on a value or a NULL
As you may have noticed if you read my blog I learn a lot from trolling various forums. In this...
2015-08-05
1,287 reads
SQL Crossword
I decided I’d have some fun today. So for your entertainment here is my first crossword puzzle. (Word and PDF...
2015-08-03
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Some of my favorite SSMS Keyboard shortcuts
I love keyboard shortcuts. I recently mapped a keyboard shortcut to Change Connection and thought I would share some of...
2015-07-29
1,272 reads
Permissions Posters
I’ve been doing a lot of research recently for my permissions session and for a project at work. During said...
2015-07-27
1,336 reads
#ArgenisWithoutBorders the Sequel
Last year Kirsten Benzel(b/t) and Argenis Fernandez(b/t) did this amazing thing. They organized a campaign and raised over $13,000 for...
2015-07-22
686 reads
Filtered Index restrictions and Kendra Little’s Index Quiz
A few weeks ago I saw a tweet about Kendra Little’s (b/t) new SQL Server Quizzes. Of course I had...
2015-07-24 (first published: 2015-07-20)
2,180 reads
SSMS 2015
Yes, you heard me right. SSMS 2015. No I’m not one of those crazy recruiters who keep asking for 10...
2015-07-16
989 reads
TSQL Tuesday #68: What is my configuration?
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again and this month Andy Yun (b/t) is our host and he has asked us to “Just...
2015-07-21 (first published: 2015-07-14)
1,436 reads
Blogs
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...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
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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