SSRS: Empty dataset and Tablix Control
The behaviour of the tablix is that whenever the associated dataset is empty, it will not show any detail row....
2011-03-15
2,656 reads
SQL Server Quiz - Answer the questions, win a prize.....
It's March Madness, and we're not just talking about basketball. We're not just talking about Women's History Month, which is...
2011-03-15
2,108 reads
Beginner Sessions at SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC
A very good question was asked about the SQL Saturday #70 session track, and that's "What courses are best suited...
2011-03-15
856 reads
To Script or Not To Script
When approaching an automation problem the first questions you must answer is whether you should even invest the time to...
2011-03-15
699 reads
STS-134 Rollout
If you follow me on Twitter or talk to me in person you'll come to realize I'm a space enthusiast....
2011-03-15
515 reads
Waiting For Superman
This site really is about business intelligence, but it is good to mix things up a bit every now and...
2011-03-15
716 reads
The Lighter Side of Technical Interview Questions
I hate those puzzle type interview questions. I am sure that they show some level of aptitude about something, but...
2011-03-14
1,018 reads
Passing Values into an SSIS Package at Runtime from Outside the Package
SSIS provide several methods for passing values into your packages at runtime.The benefit of doing so allows you to change...
2011-03-14
34,692 reads
DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking, it is preferable to get a baseline and then...
2011-03-14
9 reads
DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking,...
2011-03-14
1,103 reads
Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
Forums
Return all intermediate members of a recursive CTE?
I wrote a recursive CTE to determine employee levels... but what if I wanted...
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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