SSIS - Send Errors to Message Box
While in the process of developing SSIS packages it’s likely you will deal with errors occasionally unless you’re the Superstar...
2009-11-07
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Devin Knight
SSIS - Data Provider Does Not Allow Parameters in OLE DB Source
I recently worked on a project that involved loading a Data Warehouse from a DB2 source. In this project we...
2009-11-07
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SSRS - Setting Default Parameter Values for Analysis Services Datasets
When developing Reporting Services reports that use Analysis Services as a data source you may find that it is difficult...
2009-10-23
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Post SQL Saturday #21 Orlando
Today I gave a two part session at SQL Saturday in Orlando. When originally planning this years event Andy Warren said many people who...
2009-10-17
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SQL Saturday #21 Orlando
It’s that time again! SQL Saturday has returned to Orlando with an all star group of speakers http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx. The event...
2009-10-07
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SQL Server 2008 Change Data Capture
SQL Server 2008 has a new Change Data Capture feature that allows you to track Inserts, Updates, and Deletes on...
2009-10-05
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Adding a folder to the SSIS Package Store
The SSIS Package Store is a nice option available for storing SSIS packages. The Package Store lists packages stored on...
2009-09-28
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SSIS - Data Provider Does Not Allow Parameters in OLE DB Source
I recently worked on a project that involved loading a Data Warehouse from a DB2 source. In this project we...
2009-09-23
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Error Importing DTS package in SQL Server 2008
Opening DTS packages on a 2008 SQL Server requires several steps to be able to view the packages in a...
2009-08-26
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Does File Exist Check in SSIS
A very common need in SSIS is to check to see if a file exist before you run what could be...
2009-08-11
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Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
Forums
AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
Hello, I inherited a number of tables with like 20-30 column using nvarchar(256) in...
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers