Copying an Azure SQL database between two Azure SQL Instances in two different subscriptions.
I recently had to copy an Azure SQL database (SQL db) from one subscription to an Azure SQL Server instance ... Continue reading
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Baby Steps and Continuous Improvement
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SELECT FORMAT(COUNT(1),’N’) FROM TableName WITH (NOLOCK);
Alternate title: How do I tell how far I am on that command? This little command (frequently with a WHERE ... Continue reading
2024-01-05 (first published: 2023-12-26)
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Can you take a differential backup of master?
In one of the sessions I attended during the Pass Data Community Summit the speaker asked “If master is in ... Continue reading
2023-12-29 (first published: 2023-12-19)
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Making Extended Events a bit more usable : T-SQL Tuesday #166
Running a bit late this month for T-SQL Tuesday (it’s not exactly Tuesday is it!) but that’s Grant Fritchey’s (blog|twitter) ... Continue reading
2023-10-04 (first published: 2023-09-14)
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SQL Homework – September 2023 – Time for temporal tables.
Recently I needed to use temporal tables. And not just for the job history table in a managed instance. In ... Continue reading
2023-09-27 (first published: 2023-09-05)
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One job to rule them all
Three batch jobs that run all night.Seven for the DBAs to maintain and protect.Nine quick little jobs run by the ... Continue reading
2023-09-01
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Windows Hello may cause a “SSPI Context” error
I’m going to start out by saying I don’t know a tremendous amount about this subject. I’ll tell you what ... Continue reading
2023-09-13 (first published: 2023-08-22)
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What’s in a SQL Server Managed Instance?
My current position involves a lot of work with SQL Server Managed Instances so you’ll probably be hearing a lot ... Continue reading
2023-08-23 (first published: 2023-08-03)
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Question of the Day
Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers