You have times where you need to copy/paste something out of SSMS' grid view results pane that has a carriage return in it. Trying to copy/paste that data into Excel can be a headache and cause you to waste precious time reformatting. This just offers a tidbit of PowerShell code to help.
2018-03-23 (first published: 2015-09-07)
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A new series to take you through the basics of how to get started using Azure as your own personal lab.
2015-11-03
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SQL Server Databases are made up of physical and logical names. This article goes over the logical names, where you might need to know them, and then how to change them.
2015-07-20
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SSRS includes multiple functions that can be used in within an expression. This article hopes to just show an example of how to use the IsNothing function in an SSRS report.
2015-02-12
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You created a report that passed three separate values to a stored procedure, simply enough. However, now the user comes back and they want the ability to select multiple values for the report to return data against. Check out this article for a walk-through on how to handle this request.
2014-12-09
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You receive a request from an analyst for a report to be built from a procedure they wrote. It will require parameters based on values currently in the database and ones that allow free-typing. This article will provide a basic walk-through on handling this type of request.
2014-11-04
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Need to know how to verify if a login has server-level access to your SQL Server instance?
2014-06-17
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Powershell. I have seen the word but what is it? This article gives you a basic introduction to what PowerShell is and how you might use it.
2013-02-22 (first published: 2011-01-24)
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This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
By Steve Jones
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i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
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What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers