7th Anniversary
7 years ago today I posted my very first blog post and I’ll tell you it’s been a heck of ... Continue reading
2019-08-20
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Kenneth Fisher
SQL Homework – August 2019 – Getting the data out
Everything else aside two of the most important tasks of a database are to get data in, and get data ... Continue reading
2019-08-16 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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When Have You Used MOT Tables? T-SQL Tuesday #117
Steve Jones (b/t) is our host for T-SQL Tuesday and in case you didn’t know has taken over running T-SQL ... Continue reading
2019-08-13
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Is it just me or does msdb feel a lot like a user database?
When you think of system databases, tables, etc there are a number of things you might think of. Necessary to ... Continue reading
2019-08-07 (first published: 2019-07-17)
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Short circuiting an AND
The other day I did a post on how an OR short circuts. It was a somewhat unusual type of ... Continue reading
2019-08-06 (first published: 2019-07-15)
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Learning Powershell with Show-Command
Years ago I blogged about how I like to use the SSMS scripting feature to learn how to do things. ... Continue reading
2019-08-01 (first published: 2019-07-11)
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Header Query Crossword
I did an interesting form of crossword recently and since I haven’t done one in a while I figured this ... Continue reading
2019-07-31
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Optional vs Required parameters in Stored Procedures
If you are executing a stored procedure with a bunch of parameters it can be a bit of a pain ... Continue reading
2019-07-29
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Custom error messages
I’m sure lots of you have used the function RAISERROR to handle an error caused by your code. The problem ... Continue reading
2019-07-24
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Current database vs database locks
I have a lot of co-workers who use sp_who and sp_who2 to see who’s in a given database. This is ... Continue reading
2019-07-22
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers