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Does the case expression short circuit?
8June 13, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Let’s start with definitions: CASE Expression: This is basically an inline IF .. ELSE IF .. ELSE IF ….. etc …
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The butterfly effect. T-SQL Tuesday #115
Leave a commentJune 11, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
This month, our host Mohammad Darab (b/t) has given us an interesting subject. Dear 20 year old self. Where we …
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How do I force a SQL Login to change it’s password on next login
2June 5, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Forcing someone to change their password on a periodic basis is a pretty common thing, and any time I’ve gotten …
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SQL Homework – June 2019 – Property functions
Leave a commentJune 3, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Yep. It’s time for your monthly homework session. You’ve finished last months right? Please turn it in over there. This …
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I’m moving my permissions scripts to GitHub
2May 30, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve written very few things that I’m more proud of than my permissions scripts, sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. These scripts are …
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What is a distributed transaction?
1May 28, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
A while back I did a post defining a transaction. Basically, a transaction is a unit of work. The example …
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Using VALUES to construct an in-line table.
2May 22, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
This has come up a few times recently, I find it rather fascinating and I can never seem to remember …
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Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using a foreign key to prevent updates
2May 20, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
When I decided to rip off of Brent Ozar’s (b/t) Bad Idea Jeans series (yes I asked) I decided that …
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Security Learning Pathway at PASS Summit.
1May 17, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
This year PASS is trying something new at PASS Summit. There are going to be Learning Pathways. A learning pathway …
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How was it done back in the day? T-SQL Tuesday #114
2May 14, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s TSQL Tuesday and Matthew McGiffen (b/t) is our host with a subject near and dear to my heart. Puzzles! …
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