Tag Archives: microsoft sql server
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A DBA horror story in database file extensions.
4September 30, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
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The sysname datatype defaults to not NULL.
4August 26, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
The other day I was creating a table to store some metadata. Since the metadata I was collecting (sys.databases.name for …
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Experiment: Does sp_recompile on a table update associated views.
2August 17, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
tldr: No. You have to use sp_refreshview. One of the only good things to come out of all of the …
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Padding a string in SQL Server
1July 15, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve been working on converting a piece of DB2 code into T-SQL and one of the functions I had to …
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DDL Trigger to log database level security commands.
4June 24, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
In my last post I talked about reasons why your permissions might go missing. One of the reasons, and in …
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CROSS vs OUTER APPLY
2June 10, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
I love CROSS APPLY. I also love OUTER APPLY. What’s the difference though? The same difference as with an INNER …
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Use BCP to create a CSV (comma delimited) file from a table.
1June 3, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
This is a pretty handy little tool in your arsenal. I’ve talked about using bcp to transfer data from one …
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Creating a configurable SSMS script
1May 18, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
Several times over the last few weeks I’ve gotten a request to create a new work database. The individuals from …
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How do I test if a linked server works using T-SQL?
4October 27, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
I get that linked servers are almost as despised as the dreaded cursor or (lord save us) NOLOCK, but they …
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T-SQL Formatters
3August 6, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher
The other day I was given a truly horribly formatted piece of SQL. Something a bit like this only worse, …
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