Drop Database Objects Practically Risk-Free!
FIRST OF A TWO PART SERIES Some months ago, a fellow DBA came to me and expressed her concern over the normal housecleaning process that occurred at her company. ...
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2019-04-17
T-SQL
Find Occurrences of a String Anywhere on an Instance
Have you ever had a conversation like this? Developer: “Hey, we’d like to know every place a particular column is used”. You: “On which database?” Developer: “Ummm….all of them, please.”
2019-04-17
The Sins of SELECT * (BP005)
If Prompt warns you of use of the asterisk, or 'star' (*), in SELECT statements, consider replacing it with an explicit column list. It will prevent unnecessary network load...
2019-04-17
Window Functions vs GROUP BYs
There are many options available for improving the performance of a query: indexes, statistics, configuration settings, etc… However, not all environments allow you to use those features (eg. vendor...
The...
2019-04-16
Database Fundamentals #21: Using the JOIN Operator, OUTER JOIN
The OUTER JOIN returns one complete set of data and then the matching values from the other set. The syntax is basically the same as INNER JOIN but you...
2019-04-15
Extract the Path from Filename in SQL
While I was preparing an article, I faced the challenge to extract the path from a filename in SQL Server. It’s an interesting challenge with many possible uses, so I...
2019-04-13
Why Rolling back inserts with Identity columns is a bad idea.
It wasn’t until the other day that I realised what the behaviour was when rolling back a transaction with an insert on a table with an identity column, to...
2019-04-11
The Difference Between SQL’s JOIN .. ON Clause and the Where Clause
A question that is frequently occurring among my SQL training‘s participants is: What’s the difference between putting a predicate in the JOIN .. ON clause and the WHERE clause?...
2019-04-09
Writing Crossword puzzles with a database: T-SQL Tuesday #113
Todd Kleinhans (b/t) is host for T-SQL Tuesday this month and wants us to talk about how we use databases ... Continue reading
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2019-04-09
Data Type Precedence and Implicit Conversions
SQL Server needs to make sure data types match when performing operations that involve multiple pieces of data. When the data types do not match, SQL Server has to...
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2019-04-09
Blogs
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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