SSRS export to Excel converts DateTime Column to Text Column
Recently we observed a weird issue with SSRS export to Excel. One of the datetime column in the report was...
2013-07-02
1,750 reads
Mirrored Database as SSRS Data Source
Recently one of our report started to fail with error like Unable to Connect to Database error. Then only we...
2012-11-13
1,094 reads
SSRS: FORMAT option for milliseconds
Some of our reports have hyperlink enabled on few metrics which points to an internal website. Recently there was a...
2012-05-21
2,018 reads
SQL SERVER Replication – Troubleshooting Steps for Beginners
Few days back there was a replication issue in one of the QA servers. Since the DBA was out of...
2012-04-03 (first published: 2012-03-26)
5,411 reads
Converting SQL SERVER DateTime? Test it thoroughly….
Today one of my user complained that a report was missing one particular ticket from the output. The report in...
2012-03-08 (first published: 2012-02-28)
4,282 reads
Passing BIGINT data to SSRS Sub Report
Few days back one of my team mate complained to me that one particular sub report is failing randomly with
Error:...
2012-02-27
1,450 reads
SSRS 2008 Error – The report definition is not valid
Recently I downloaded a file from one of our production server, did some changes and reviewed it in BIDS and...
2012-02-27
4,704 reads
Dundas Dashboard – My observations
Dundas Data Visualization Inc, is well-known to SSRS developers. Microsoft had earlier acquired their SSRS controls (Charts, Gauges & Map) and integrated...
2012-02-04
1,547 reads
SQL SERVER connectivity error: SQL Server does not exist or access denied
Recently I was troubleshooting a connectivity issue in a development environment from an application. The application was using the connection...
2012-01-16
50,122 reads
Review of my blog posts in 2011
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Syndey...
2012-01-02
733 reads
Blogs
I recommend Smart Brevity (book) for communications
By Brian Kelley
Following the advice in Smart Brevity improves communication.
SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition – One size fits all
By John
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025, bringing big improvements to its main database engine....
Monday Monitor Tips: Learning While Using the Tool
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about what certain items in Redgate Monitor mean. They have...
Forums
Switch partition: NULL boundary id
I have table: t1 in schema1 with 19 billion records. I have another table...
Minimally Viable Security
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Encoding NULL
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Question of the Day
Encoding NULL
What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2025?
SELECT BASE64_ENCODE(NULL)See possible answers