Monthly Archives: April 2013
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INFORMATION_SCHEMA the un-sung system views
12April 29, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I spend a reasonable amount of time looking through various forums, answering some questions and reading the answers to others. …
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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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Who writes your documentation?
4April 22, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve been thinking recently about who writes the best documentation. Not including a professional technical writer (although they actually do …
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Calculating the length of a string (Len vs DataLength)
2April 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?
2April 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
8April 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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