Enable SQLCMD Mode on SSMS
I really like Microsoft philosophy nowadays, they are putting a lot of time developing good open source tools like SQLCLI,...
2018-08-10 (first published: 2018-08-07)
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T-SQL Tuesday #105 Invitation: Brick Wall
It’s time for another T-SQL Tuesday. The brainchild of Adam Machanic (b|l|t), and designed to strengthen the SQL Server blogging...
2018-08-07
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2018-08-07
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Identifying records with special characters (Unicode)
Occasionally Data analyst may fall in a situation, where they need to identify records holding special characters or only the...
2018-08-24 (first published: 2018-08-07)
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Generate Script in SQL Server With 6 Simple Steps
“I am a new user of SQL Server so I have very limited knowledge of its features. I would like to know how to generate script with data of...
2018-08-07
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Generate Script in SQL Server With 6 Simple Steps
“I am a new user of SQL Server so I have very limited knowledge of its features. I would like...
2018-08-07
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Table Value Constructors in TSQL
Last week’s quiz was on Table Value Constructors in TSQL. Essentially, table value constructors let you create a dataset on the fly. These can occasionally be useful in writing...
2018-08-07
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Displaying Long Values in SSMS
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I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that...
2018-08-07
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Displaying Long Values in SSMS
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that contain many characters:
DECLARE @LongValue NVARCHAR(MAX) = CAST('' AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) +
N'SELECT
...
2018-08-07
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Displaying Long Values in SSMS
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I write a lot of dynamic SQL and frequently encounter variables that contain many characters:
DECLARE @LongValue NVARCHAR(MAX) = CAST('' AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) +
N'SELECT
...
2018-08-07
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers