Tag Archives: SQL Server

  1. SELECT FORMAT(COUNT(1),’N’) FROM TableName WITH (NOLOCK);

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    December 26, 2023 by Kenneth Fisher

    Alternate title: How do I tell how far I am on that command? This little command (frequently with a WHERE …
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  2. What account is xp_cmdshell using?

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    May 25, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher

    It works when I run it this way™ but not when I run it through xp_cmdshell! It’s a permissions issue. …
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  3. What is the CONTROL permission?

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    January 19, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher

    One of the most powerful permissions available in SQL Server is control. But what exactly is it? Per BOL: CONTROL: …
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  4. Microsoft announces that it will no longer support SQL Server and that SQL 2014 was an April Fools Joke!

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    April 1, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Microsoft has announced that SQL 2014 was in fact an elaborate April Fool’s joke and that Microsoft intends to move …
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