Stored Procedures – Common Security Practice
In SQL Server a good practice is to access the data via calls through stored procedure. Have a look at...
2011-09-20
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Updated Data Migration Assistants (5th Version Already) & Project Template to Help with Your Upgrades
After having spent much time attempting to settle a point regarding my favourite pastime of provincial politics, it has come...
2011-09-20
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Microsoft Releases Two Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008
Sticking to their eight week release cycle, Microsoft has released two different Cumulative Updates (CU) for SQL Server 2008. The...
2011-09-20
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Analytic Functions – CUME_DIST / PERCENT_RANK
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-20
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PASS Update #65 (Officers, September Meeting)
I wanted to start with a follow up to my last post about the officer elections and the concerns about...
2011-09-20
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Statistics in Execution Plans
I was presenting on execution plans when another question came up that I didn’t know the answer to immediately. Yes,...
2011-09-20
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SSIS Variables and Expressions Webinar
Looks like it is that time again… for me to present a FREE webinar for good ol’ Pragmatic Works today...
2011-09-20
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T-SQL Tuesday #22 Round-Up - Data Presentation
T-SQL Tuesday #22 is history, and I was pleased by the many posts and participants in this month’s September blog...
2011-09-20
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Roman Numerals to integers, and Vice Versa, in SQL:
Here are a couple of functions to convert between roman numerals and integers. They are handy for all sorts of...
2011-09-20
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24 Hours of PASS: Answer questions…
I will try my best to answer some of the questions after the Standard Operating Procedure webcast for 24 Hours...
2011-09-20
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To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
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Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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