GO
Did you know that the GO command isn’t really part of T-SQL? It’s what’s called a batch separator. And in...
2013-05-06
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SQLStudies
Comparing an inner join vs a subquery
I was reading through Stackoverflow today and saw an interesting question. SQL inner join vs subquery. The user was comparing...
2013-05-08 (first published: 2013-05-03)
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Well I finally passed the 70-451
So I am now an MCITP Database Developer for SQL 2008. This is a big milestone for me. A few...
2013-05-01
799 reads
INFORMATION_SCHEMA the un-sung system views
I spend a reasonable amount of time looking through various forums, answering some questions and reading the answers to others....
2013-04-29
2,559 reads
How do I tell the stored procedure name from inside the stored procedure?
I’ve occasionally had the problem of trying to put “smart” logging messages into a process. You know the ones, you’re...
2013-04-24
731 reads
Who writes your documentation?
I’ve been thinking recently about who writes the best documentation. Not including a professional technical writer (although they actually do...
2013-04-22
806 reads
Calculating the length of a string (Len vs DataLength)
This one is basic but still something that can catch you unawares if you aren’t careful. Most DBAs and developers...
2013-04-15
1,074 reads
How do I use a variable in an IN clause?
I see this question in one form or another a lot. I’ve seen this or something like it probably half...
2013-04-08
758 reads
UNPIVOT a table using CROSS APPLY
I generally spend part of each day looking through http://www.stackoverflow.com, http://dba.stackexchange.com or http://www.sqlservercentral.com. I read through questions that have already...
2013-04-12 (first published: 2013-04-01)
4,177 reads
How do I move a SQL login from one server to another without the password?
This is an uncommon task but one that does turn up every once in awhile. A SQL login has to...
2013-04-03 (first published: 2013-03-25)
9,430 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Praise
By Steve Jones
Don’t reserve your kindest praise for a person until their eulogy. Tell them while...
How to Install SQL Server 2025 RC0 on an Azure VM
I wanted to try out the new JSON index which is for the moment...
Prepping for Certification, Part 1 of ?
By Brian Kelley
I thought it would be good to put my thoughts down on how to...
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is there a way to "detect" schema like changes on a server?
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Question of the Day
Copying Production Schema
If I use DBCC CLONEDATABASE, can I remove some of the information from the copy?
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