Generate a random number of children for each parent
I was asked an interesting question the other day.
Is it possible to get a different random number of rows...
2018-10-17 (first published: 2018-10-03)
2,039 reads
Kenneth Fisher
What is the Object Explorer Details tab good for?
For a long time there I would see the Object Explorer Details tab show up when I opened SSMS (SQL...
2018-10-17
278 reads
Highlighting sp_spaceused
I’ve been using sp_spaceused a lot recently so I thought I would bring it up again. Basically it’s a quick...
2018-10-15
219 reads
Which is faster? IN (list) or IN (SELECT FROM Temp)
If you’ve done much with IN (list) then you’ve realized that it basically translates out to
col=val1 OR col=val2 OR...
2018-10-11
2,473 reads
Letting the business bully you: T-SQL Tuesday #107
Before I start anything I want go give a disclaimer. I absolutely believe that the business should be involved in...
2018-10-09
220 reads
Data Types Word Search
Just for fun here is a word search with all of the data types available in SQL Server. Well, two...
2018-10-05 (first published: 2018-09-26)
1,821 reads
SQL Homework – October 2018 – Time for an upgrade
When you created your home lab last September you probably installed a version of SQL 2016. Well, SQL 2017 was...
2018-10-01
304 reads
You can’t DELETE TOP (x) with an ORDER BY
Did you know you can’t do this?
DELETE TOP (10)
FROM SalesOrderDetail
ORDER BY SalesOrderID DESC;Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 8
Incorrect...
2018-09-27 (first published: 2018-09-19)
3,198 reads
Escaping strings
No, I’m not talking about that nightmare everyone has where a bunch of strings are chasing you across a loom.
Not...
2018-09-24
885 reads
Using Table Valued Parameters with sp_executesql
Recently I did a presentation on dynamic SQL. In the presentation I pointed out the similarity of using sp_executesql to...
2018-09-24 (first published: 2018-09-13)
3,097 reads
Blogs
Simple Talks Episode 9–Data masking and subsetting
By Steve Jones
The episode on data masking and subetting is out. You can see it here:...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Avoid Perfect for Good Enough
By Brian Kelley
I'm listening to Effortless by Greg McKeon (link to author's page) through Audible.com. He...
Book Review – Humanizing Data Strategy by Tiankai Feng
This book was making its rounds on social media, and the concept seems interesting...
Forums
SQL server help (converting rows to columns)
I am using the following sql to convert rows into columns for each pid,...
Ingesting Data From REST API endpoints: Data Engineering with Fabric
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Separate Reads
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Question of the Day
The Hash Join I
What are the two inputs called to a hash join operation in SQL Server? (choose 2)
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