Data Visualization Panel at PASS Summit
Next week is PASS Summit 2017, and I’m excited to be a part of it. One of the sessions in...
2017-10-28
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Exit Codes, systemd and SQL Server on Linux
In this blog post we’re going to cover systemd, process exit codes and highlight how systemd reacts in certain exit conditions from SQL Server on Linux. My friend and...
2017-10-28
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Exit Codes, systemd and SQL Server on Linux
In this blog post we’re going to cover systemd, process exit codes and highlight how systemd reacts in certain exit...
2017-10-28
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Create a Login in a SQL Server Availability Group
Situation In SQL Server Availability Groups (AG), Logins must have the same SID (Security identifier) on all the nodes where...
2017-10-28
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Line-Continuation in T-SQL
Some (or maybe most?) languages and operating system command shells allow for breaking up long lines into multiple lines (i.e....
2017-11-08 (first published: 2017-10-27)
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Check out my Tips for Friday Blog Series
In case you missed, I started a new blog series several weeks ago called 5 Tips for Friday on SQL...
2017-10-27
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Drop That Schema
An often under utilized or maybe even mis-utilized feature of SQL Server is a database object schema. In the event of the latter, there is an occasional requirement for change.
Related...
2017-10-27
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Drop That Schema
An often under utilized or maybe even mis-utilized feature of SQL Server is a database object schema. In the event of...
2017-11-09 (first published: 2017-10-27)
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Cumulative Update #1 for SQL Server 2017 RTM
The 1st cumulative update release for SQL Server 2017 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site.
CU#1 KB Article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4038634/cumulative-update-1-for-sql-server-2017
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 RTM Latest Cumulative Update: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=56128
2017-10-27
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Cumulative Update #1 for SQL Server 2017 RTM
The 1st cumulative update release for SQL Server 2017 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site.
CU#1...
2017-10-27
529 reads
Blogs
Keeping Track of my ConEmu CLIs
By Steve Jones
I use ConEmu for my terminal interface. I’m still on Windows 10 at home,...
10 Decisions to Make Before You Create A Fabric Workspace
Creating a Fabric workspace takes about 30 seconds. Restructuring workspaces after people have built...
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
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Question of the Day
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers