Writing Dynamic and Random Tests Cases for Pester
I have written a module SQLDiagAPI for consuming the SQL Server Diagnostics API with PowerShell. I blogged about how I...
2017-07-06
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SQL DBA With A Beard
Using Get-SQLDiagFix to get information from the SQL Server Diagnostic API with PowerShell
The SQL Server Diagnostics Preview was announced just over a week ago It includes an add-on for SQL Server Management...
2017-07-18 (first published: 2017-07-04)
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Creating a PowerShell Module and TDD for Get-SQLDiagRecommendations
Yesterday I introduced the first command in the SQLDiagAPI module. A module to consume the SQL Diagnostics API.
I have been...
2017-06-30
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PowerShell Module for the SQL Server Diagnostics API – 1st Command Get-SQLDiagRecommendations
I saw this blog post about the SQL Server Diagnostics add-on to SSMS and API and thought I would write...
2017-06-29
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VSCode – PowerShell extension 1.4.0 new command Out-CurrentFile
Yesterday David Wilson announced version 1.4.0 of the PowerShell extension for VSCode
Just released #PowerShell for VS @Code 1.4.0 with new...
2017-06-22
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dbatools at #SQLSatDublin
This weekend SQL Saturday Dublin occurred. For those that don’t know SQL Saturdays are free conferences with local and international speakers...
2017-06-21
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VS Code – Automatic Dynamic PowerShell Help
VS Code is my coding tool of choice. I love that one lightweight editor can do so much and as...
2017-06-12
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Pester for Presentations – Ensuring it goes ok
Whilst I was at PSCONFEU I presented a session on writing pester tests instead of using checklists. You can see it here
During the...
2017-05-16
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Pester Test Inception and the Show Parameter
My fantastic friend Andre Kamman b | t and I presented at PSConfEu last week
and whilst we were there we were...
2017-05-26 (first published: 2017-05-09)
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PowerShell Function – Validating a Parameter Depending On A Previous Parameter’s Value
I was chatting on the SQL Community Slack with my friend Sander Stad b | t about some functions he is writing for...
2017-04-26
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Blogs
A New Word: Mornden
By Steve Jones
mornden – n. the self-container pajama universe shared by two people on a long...
SQL Training: Black Friday Deals Up to 75% Off
This Black Week, don't just get a discount—get ahead! Whether you're a total newbie...
How to find free space in Azure PosgreSQL
I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file...
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Question of the Day
Running Steve's Code
Can you run this code in any of your SQL Server 2019 databases without error?
CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[StevesAmazingProc]
AS
SELECT Consumer_ID ,
Trend_Category ,
Bit_Trace
FROM NewWorldDB.dbo.MarketTrend;
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