i think it would be like this, right?

DECLARE @TermToTweak VARCHAR(30) = 'lowell@fake.com'

DECLARE @cmd VARCHAR(MAX) = 'EXECUTE AT(LinkedServer,''update P

set P.Email1 = ''' + @TermToTweak + '''

from MyDatabase.dbo.Profiles P

JOIN MyDatabase.dbo.Complaints C on...

homebrew01 (7/29/2016)

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I am doing a pretty simple update of Table_A, based on a join to Table_B

The query runs on Server_A, via Linked Server to Server_B, where both tables reside.

If I...

probably with a CASE statement;

something like this in your proc(assuming parameters are available for all four fields you mentione:

update Table1

SET Field1 = CASE WHEN @Field1 IS NULL THEN Field1...

i use this to script out indexes,

I just tested it an Azure, no problems, of course.

i've excluded fillfactor in it, you could tweak the statement generation to whatever you...

thanks for the code review,m.martinelli! you've pointed out items taht made some vast improvements!

i incorporated all your ideas, but in my own coding style;

i had not tested against the newer...

Alan.B (7/28/2016)

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I just ran across this Lowell, it was exactly what I was looking for and has saved me a lot of time (it's 8:50PM in Chicago and I'm still...

i use a variant of this to find procedures that take longer than 15 seconds, tune them one by one, and then lower my threshold until it's a diminishing return...

Linqpad[/url] is a good alternative; it supports a object explorer type of panel, and multiple tabs with syntax highlighting like SSMS does.

it's also "portable", meaning you don't have to...

thanks for the info guys, i'm diging through the details now.

I've got a solid handle on what i was after now, a fresh set of eyes got me started.

I'll post...

a feature of almost all email programs is to not show images without extra user interaction, or not show from untrusted sources. check your application, and see if you can...

I'm betting you are not handling nulls correctly; you have to isnull every column as you build the string, so that...

ahh, so you are using some custom data types you've created, right?

i had assumed the longest string datatype was "uniqueidentifier", and that's where the 16 came from.

good catch, i'll wiggle...

only a domain account can access server shares, so you'll need to change the service account that SQL is currently running under. NT Service\MSSQLSERVER is not a domain account, so...

there's a nice confidence builder to get started:it's testing for basic proficiency with SQL Server.

MTA 98-364 Database Fundamentals is $115, and there is a track on Virtual Academy for...

I've seen upgraded packages change the delimiter to "_0x0044" or something like that, instead of leaving the original comma;

open the package, and review what the delimiter is in the package...