Two Digit Dates in SQL – MM/DD/YYYY
When creating dates or numbers as strings it is sometimes required to have two digit numbers.
For example, instead of...
2014-03-10
372 reads
Mike Davis SQL
SSRS Top N and Bottom N reporting with Duplicates
Previously I wrote a blog on Top N and Bottom N reporting. There were a couple of gotcha I did...
2014-03-13 (first published: 2014-03-03)
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SSRS Top N and Bottom N reporting with Duplicates
Previously I wrote a blog on Top N and Bottom N reporting. There were a couple of gotcha I did...
2014-03-03
1,194 reads
Standard Deviations with CTE in SQL
I was working with a client recently getting the number of standard deviations a student was off the average number...
2014-02-27 (first published: 2014-02-24)
3,329 reads
Standard Deviations with CTE in SQL
I was working with a client recently getting the number of standard deviations a student was off the average number...
2014-02-24
352 reads
SSRS – Creating Drill Through reports with MDX
If you are reporting from a Cube in SSRS and you want to drill through to another report you can...
2014-02-10
1,222 reads
SSRS – Creating Drill Through reports with MDX
If you are reporting from a Cube in SSRS and you want to drill through to another report you can...
2014-02-10
352 reads
SSIS – Using Kill with SP_Who to Break locks
The dreaded table lock can occur and cause your SSIS packages to fail. A popular request I receive asks “How...
2014-02-03
1,681 reads
SSIS – Using Kill with SP_Who to Break locks
The dreaded table lock can occur and cause your SSIS packages to fail. A popular request I receive asks “How...
2014-02-03
411 reads
SSAS Trending KPI
KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) in Analysis Services are a great way to show visually if a measure is trending in...
2014-01-27
798 reads
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A New Word: on tenderhooks
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on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
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I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers