Parsing Parameters in a Stored Procedure
This article shows a clean non-looping method to parse comma separated values from a parameter passed to a stored procedure.
SQL Server Function to return a range of dates
A quick solution is a table function that will create a date range based on the parameters given. Then, you can just join to the results.
Manipulating XML Data in SQL Server
When the average database developer is obliged to manipulate XML, either shredding it into relational format, or creating it from SQL, it is often done 'at arms length'. A shame, since effective use of techniques that go beyond the basics can save much code,
Software Teams
Building a team when you are developing software of any size is important and Steve Jones shares one of the most important things you need.
Stairway to SQL Dialects Level 1: Overview
In the first level of his Stairway to SQL Dialects, Joe Celko looks at the origins of the SQL language and how the language has spawned the various different dialects in use today.
SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 Permissions
As you begin developing reports for deployment to a Report Server, what security considerations need to be taken into account in order to grant users access to run a report.
Keeping Your Job
A few thoughts from Steve Jones on how you can help increase your own job security in IT.
Routine Dependency Visualizer
This article contains a T-SQL script that can show you the dependency of all objects in your SQL Server database.
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Unattended Execution of SSIS Packages
Quite often, tasks accomplished via SSIS are a part of procedures that run unattended, either scheduled to launch at a particular date and time or triggered by some arbitrarily chosen event. Marcin Policht shares a typical approach to implementing such a scenario.
Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
By James Serra
There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
Forums
Warning: Could not open global shared memory to communicate with performance DLL
Hi everyone I am getting below warning when I run SSIS: Warning: 0x80049304 at...
Let's Talk Community Events!
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that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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