MDX #27–Who are Ascendants?
Many function names in MDX are very family-friendly. Children, parent, ancestors, descendants, ascendants, are all terms we often use in...
2013-03-02
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Script to clean up “Windows” logins no longer in AD
I was scanning http://dba.stackexchange.com and ran across the following question:
http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/31478/sql-server-script-to-delete-accounts-no-longer-in-active-directory
Basically the OP wanted to know how to get rid of...
2013-03-12 (first published: 2013-03-01)
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When was the last successful backup?
What is the fastest and perhaps easiest way to find the last successful database backup?
Just right click on the Database...
2013-03-01
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The Saddest Thing I Ever Heard a Manager Say
I am currently going through the process of looking for a new opportunity for my career. I’m going through the...
2013-03-08 (first published: 2013-03-01)
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100th blog post
Unless you’ve entered “100th blog post” into your favourite search engine and clicked on pot luck (or whatever it is)...
2013-03-01
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Reblog: February 22 to February 28
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-03-01
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SQL Server Events in the UK – March 2013
Welcome to the first of what I plan to be a regular recurring theme. Right here I will list out...
2013-03-01
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Windows 8 – First Impressions on a Desktop
I bought a new (to me) desktop recently to replace my aging hardware. I’ve had a quad core machine, but...
2013-03-01
1,044 reads
Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 01/03/13
It’s SFTW Time, I hope you’ve had a great week!
Make sure you don’t miss this weekly round-up of SQL Server...
2013-03-01
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SQL BLOG: First Occurrence Of Character In a String
Scenario:
We need to find the first occurrence of character ie non numeric data in the string without using the built...
2013-03-01
2,793 reads
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