Tag Archives: microsoft sql server
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How do I tell the stored procedure name from inside the stored procedure?
1April 24, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve occasionally had the problem of trying to put “smart” logging messages into a process. You know the ones, you’re …
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Calculating the length of a string (Len vs DataLength)
3April 14, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
This one is basic but still something that can catch you unawares if you aren’t careful. Most DBAs and developers …
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How do I use a variable in an IN clause?
16April 8, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I see this question in one form or another a lot. I’ve seen this or something like it probably half …
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UNPIVOT a table using CROSS APPLY
23April 1, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I generally spend part of each day looking through http://www.stackoverflow.com, http://dba.stackexchange.com or http://www.sqlservercentral.com. I read through questions that have already …
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Using Templates
3March 18, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
Templates are one of those really handy tools that most DBAs I know of have either never heard of or …
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The STUFF function
17March 14, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
While I was at the 2011 Pass Summit I was given the following piece of code to create a comma …
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What is mssqlsystemresource?
1March 4, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
If you are lucky you’ve never seen an error along the lines of: But let’s face it, luck runs out. …
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Insert multiple values sets into a table in one command
8February 28, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
The INSERT command has two distinct ways to load data into a table. And Both of these are very handy …
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