What is ANSI_NULLS and why will I be glad when it finally goes away?
Recently I wrote about what it means that a value is NULL. Right at the beginning I mentioned ANSI_NULLS and...
2014-08-04 (first published: 2014-07-28)
22,365 reads
SQLStudies
Why am I getting a primary/unique key violation?
This may seem like a question with a simple answer but there is a bit more to it than you...
2014-07-23
1,620 reads
Add them to ALL the roles!
I seem to get a lot of permissions questions these days and one of the more frequent ones goes along...
2014-07-28 (first published: 2014-07-21)
8,662 reads
Yes, Virginia, you can have too much white space.
When I was in college and taking programming classes (back in the days when “a T-Rex ate my 5.25 inch...
2014-07-22 (first published: 2014-07-16)
9,133 reads
What does it mean that a value is NULL?
Let’s start by assuming that ANSI_NULLS are ON. If you aren’t sure what ANSI_NULLS are exactly, don’t worry, I’ll be...
2014-07-15 (first published: 2014-07-14)
10,903 reads
db_ddladmin and the SSMS table designer
If you want to grant a user the ability to create/alter/delete any table, SP, function etc in a database you...
2014-07-10
971 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #56: Assumptions
I assume that since it’s the second Tuesday of the month that it’s time for T-SQL Tuesday. And you can...
2014-07-08
850 reads
Argenis and the unicorn hoodie
Early yesterday Kirsten Benzel(b/t) announced something very exciting, at least exciting to me. Argenis Fernandez(b/t) has agreed to wear a...
2014-07-02
698 reads
Make BOL your friend
One of the most powerful tools we have as users of SQL Server is Books Online (BOL). Whether you work...
2014-06-30
4,050 reads
Dealing with a long string
Every now and again you have to put a really long string (more than 8000 characters). Dynamic SQL is the...
2014-06-25
2,559 reads
Blogs
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...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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