You can’t use aggregate/windowing functions with CROSS APPLY
One of my favorite features of CROSS APPLY is the ability to use it instead of a calculated variable. Well...
2014-10-13 (first published: 2014-10-06)
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SQLStudies
Intro to Auditing in SQL Server on SQL Shack
I had an article published yesterday on http://www.SQLShack.com.
Intro to Auditing in SQL Server.
It’s worth reading if I do say...
2014-10-01
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Database default locations
One of the options you had when installing your instance was setting some default file locations.
Defaut data file locationDefault log...
2014-10-01 (first published: 2014-09-29)
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What I know about batch files
For a SQL Server guy it sometimes amazes me how often I’m in and out of batch files and how...
2014-09-24
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Changing configuration settings with sp_configure
I was recently asked where to go in Configuration Manager to change the settings for xp_cmdshell. It was then that...
2014-09-24 (first published: 2014-09-22)
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Triggers are not toys!
For the love of all that’s SQL, triggers are not toys! I’m not even talking about logon triggers or DDL...
2014-09-17
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I SCHEMABOUND my scalar UDF and you won’t believe what happened next.
Sorry for the click bait but I just couldn’t resist, and to be fair I was pretty impressed with this...
2014-09-15
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What are trace flags?
Trace flags are one of those things that I’ve heard about more and more over the last five or six...
2014-09-18 (first published: 2014-09-11)
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T-SQL Tuesday #58: Passwords
It’s that time again. The second Tuesday of each month we have a blog party called T-SQL Tuesday. The host...
2014-09-12 (first published: 2014-09-09)
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Pausing an MSSQL Instance
I’m sure most of you have looked at the control options of the SQL services right? Start an instance, stop...
2014-09-04
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Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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When the Token Meter is Zero
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Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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