Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Featured Blog: iFTS Transparency – dm_fts_parser
In this post on Integrated Full Text Search (iFTS) in SQL Server 2008, we look at the new dmv dm_fts_parser.
Full Control Over a Randomly Generated Password
All of us need a steady stream of random passwords for the various systems we manage. Peter Larsson brings us an interesting T-SQL solution that generates one for us.
Not Connected
Do you know how to suggest improvements or features for SQL Server? Or report bugs? You use Connect, but it needs some work before it will really help the product.
Featured Blog: SQL Server 2008 – iFTS Introduction
This is the first of a series of posts on the new Integrated Full Text feature in SQL Server 2008 from MVP Simon Sabin. We'll continue this series on with an in depth look at this feature.
MDX Numeric Functions: The Min() Function
Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson introduces the numeric Min() function, and leads hands-on practice examples of its use.
SSIS Usage of Checkpoint File
In this article Dinesh Priyankara explains how Checkpoint files can be used in a SSIS package so that the package can be restarted from the point of failure.
Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Forums
SQL Server 2019 - Agent job PowerShell step issue
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Database security permissions save script
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Database backup job steps
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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