SQLServerCentral Runs sp_Blitz - Reliability
The second article that examines the output of the sp_Blitz script™ run against SQLServerCentral's database servers.
The second article that examines the output of the sp_Blitz script™ run against SQLServerCentral's database servers.
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In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers