Category Archives: Problem Resolution
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Debugging techniques (focusing on T-SQL)
11September 23, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
tl;dr; Add PRINT and/or SELECT statements. Comment/uncomment out pieces of code to isolate problems. Change INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements to SELECTs. Disclaimer: …
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Why is as important as How
6August 28, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently had someone tell me, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here: We know how to fix this now, so …
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Why am I getting an NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS error when creating or altering a stored procedure?
1May 8, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
If you have to deal with linked servers then you probably have or will run into the following error: Login …
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SQL Homework – May 2019 – SQLCMD and the DAC
5May 1, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Yes, it’s that time again. Time to do your homework. This month your homework is to set up the DAC …
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How do I let someone execute a SQL Agent job they don’t own?
2April 15, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
In my last post I discussed the fact that SQL Ids can, in fact, be useful on an instance that …
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What happens in a trigger stays in the transaction: T-SQL Tuesday #106
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Anything that happens in a trigger happens within the same transaction of the command that called it. Part of me …
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SQL Puzzle: Advent of Code
Leave a commentAugust 29, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
A few years back someone started the Advent of code. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s an advent calendar …
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Complicated linked servers and a bunch of head-desks: T-SQL Tuesday #104
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
Wayne Sheffield (b/t) is our host this month for the long running blog party (104 months now and running!) started …
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Processes can dramatically improve your work until they don’t.
Leave a commentJuly 23, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
As always with something like this, I like to start with a definition so we are all starting in the …
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Misleading errors: “Server is configured for Windows authentication only.” But it’s not!
3June 18, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
In general, the errors SQL gives are highly useful. Of course every now and again you get one that’s just …
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