Configuring tempdb
Jeff Mlakar looks at some basic guidelines for tempdb and shows how to configure this database : The basic guidelines are: Each tempdb data file should be the same initial size Autogrowth to tempdb...
View ArticleTic-Tac-Toe In T-SQL
We could give it some smarts. For example, we know that in our game, we can only choose X or O, so we could put a data constraint on the Play column. And we know that in our game, you can’t play on...
View ArticleSetting Up SQL Server: People Still Need Help
I Like What’s Happening I wanna start off by saying that I like what Microsoft has been doing with the setup process ― it made a lot of sense to add the tempdb configuration screen, and having a...
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Overview of the SQLCMD utility in SQL Server
This article is aimed at helping you understand the sqlcmd utility. Of course, this is a tool most of us have used it at several occasions given that the tool has been around for a decade now. However,...
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BCP (Bulk Copy Program) command in Action
The bcp (Bulk Copy Program) utility is a command line that program bulk-copies data between a SQL instance and a data file using a special format file. The BCP utility can be used to import large...
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An automated solution for Crystal Reports conversion from Oracle to SQL Server
One of our customers decided to modernize their Oracle database to Microsoft SQL Server. However, the thousands of SAP Crystal Reports connected to their existing Oracle database presented a huge...
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SSIS Tips: Enforcing TLS 1.2 For SSIS 2012 Connections
Impetus The main inspiration behind this article comes from a recent issue faced in one of my projects for configuring TLS 1.2 based connectivity to a HTTP endpoint and steps taken in resolving the...
View ArticleShuffling Data And Zipping Results In T-SQL
The problems come with uncommon values. If you are pseudonymizing a medical database that is required for research purposes on people with potentially embarrassing diseases, and it appears on the dark...
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Complicated linked servers and a bunch of head-desks: T-SQL Tuesday #104
Wayne Sheffield ( b / t ) is our host this month for the long running blog party (104 months now and running!) started by Adam Machanic ( b / t ). In this case Wayne is asking us to talk about a time...
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Hitting brick walls T-SQL Tuesday #105
It’s time for another T-SQL Tuesday. This month Wayne ( blog | Twit ) asked use to write about when we’ve run up against a brick wall during our SQL Server career I thought I’d start off with the...
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6 Techniques For Troubleshooting Your Code
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #105 prompt by Wayne Sheffield . T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database and professional...
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SQL Server database Forensic auditing including row history and...
Prevention is one of the most powerful approaches against any inadvertent or malicious events. But it is not always possible to prepare for all different calamities which may take place in SQL Server...
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What’s new in SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2017 is considered a major release in the history of the SQL Server life cycle for various reasons. From my personal point of view, SQL Server 2017 is indeed an interesting release. After...
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Hitting the Wall #TSQL2sDay
Photo by Farrel Nobel on Unsplash Welcome to another edition of T-SQL Tuesday! This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Wayne Sheffield ( blog | twitter ) and he has asked us to talk about […] a time when you...
View ArticleA date dimension for SQL Server
A date dimension for SQL Server The most common table you will find in a data warehouse will be the date dimension. There is no "right" implementation beyond what the customer needs to solve their...
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SQL Server Execution Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to...
This post only provides one of the possibilities to resolve the error “”Execution Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.” in...
View ArticleSDU Tools: Extract Trimmed Words from T-SQL Strings
Occasionally I've needed to take a string, and extract all the words out of it. For example a string like 'hello there greg' might lead me to want the three words 'hello', 'there', and 'greg'. Note...
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T-SQL Tuesday #105 Brick Wall
The topic for this months T-SQL Tuesday #105 (hosted by Wayne Sheffield Blog / Twitter ) is: “Tell me about a time when you ran up against your own brick wall, and how you worked it out or dealt with...
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How to Quickly Copy Data Using SQL Server Data Tool (SSDT)
By: Simon Liew || Related Tips:More > Other Database Platforms Problem I have a table with many columns in Teradata. I wanted to copy data from this Teradata table quickly to SQL Server to do some...
View ArticleIncrease PowerShell available commands in a SQL Server Agent Job step
By: Pablo Echeverria || Related Tips:More >SQL Server Agent Problem It is often required to perform advanced operations within a SQL Server Agent Job step, like interact with the operating system...
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