Creating a deep hierarchy with FOR XML
I have two tables in an application that I support. One is called [Report], and the other is [ReportParameter].
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2011-01-27
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Using the MERGE statement
I love MERGE. You know all those awful IF BEGIN END ELSE BEGIN END blocks you need to write for...
2011-01-17
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Wiring up a common click event handler in an ASP.NET page
I was just refactoring a server-side control and ran into some horrible code. Basicaly there was a big listbox that...
2010-12-30
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How to tell if a property exists by name
I recently was working on a library to manage reports in an application (probably a good candidate for an open source project)...
2010-12-29
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
Microsoft Recommendations for Update Stats?
I have an application team that is insisting on daily (and for some, weekly)...
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
normal role member to be able to view list of other role members in his DB
Is this even possible ? Tried with grant but to no avail. [sys].[database_role_members] and...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers