SQLite and the Performance Implications of Indexes
Indexes make an enormous difference in the read speed of a databases. I have previously mentioned that adding proper indexes...
2017-02-05
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SQLWise
MS Access – Store a Different Value than Displayed in a Combo Box
It is occasionally usefully to display a different values in an Access combo box than what is actually stored in...
2016-10-13
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Python Distributions
Python Distributions Python is free and open source software. A programmer could download the executables for Python directly from the...
2016-07-01
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Pronouns in technical writing.
When doing technical writing, or for that matter most forms of writing , we need to be able to refer to...
2016-02-17
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New Publications and a Video
The people at Webucator were kind enough to make a video based on my article on dealing with SQL Server...
2015-11-17
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Making Changes to Many Forms In Access
Although generally I prefer to create custom interfaces for my databases using fully developed programming languages like Python or C#....
2015-07-03
484 reads
Keep it short
I have been thinking about resumes a great deal lately. Since I recently passed the Bar Exam, I have been...
2015-06-14
540 reads
Dealing with SQL Server LOCK resource errors.
I was recently doing some testing that required a fairly large table. I created the test table, and set it...
2014-05-26
803 reads
Order of a Result Set in SQL
I have seen people build procedures that rely on a result set being returned in a certain order. This is...
2013-09-14
743 reads
SQL Server Three Valued Logic and Ansi Nulls
SQL Server uses a three valued logic with True, False, and Unknown. And, normally, SQL Server Nulls are not comparable....
2013-08-21
1,280 reads
Blogs
Local LLM Models at SQL Saturday Boston 2025
By Steve Jones
I’m starting a long trip at Boston this weekend. I’ll be there Saturday speaking,...
3 things you must do to start data quality management right
As a data & AI strategist who’s seen countless projects succeed and fail, I...
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server
By SQLPals
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server Not long ago,...
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Question of the Day
Changing the Recovery Time
I want to change the recovery time for a database running on SQL Server 2022. What are my options for setting the value in my ALTER DATABASE statement. If I run this code, what can I use in place of the xxx to define what 12 means?
ALTER DATABASE Finance SET TARGET_RECOVERY_TIME = 12 xxx;See possible answers