A buddy of mine Ted Krueger writes some really interesting SQL Server posts. Most of these posts focus more on administration than on developer stuff but still stuff that is useful to a developer. Here are 10 of my favorites, I liked these and you will too!
6 ways to import data into SQL Server
Recover a database without the ldf file
Dynamic column names and fields in SSRS (Custom Matrix)
Rebuild master and restore system databases from complete disk failure
Do not truncate your ldf files!
Proactive Deadlock Notifications
Troubleshooting Blocking 101 on SQL Server
Not a fan of the Report Manager in SSRS? Using SSRS procedures to get the job done
Dynamic Data Sources in SSRS
Quick Data Model creation off SSAS Data Source in SSRS
You can also follow Ted to see what is up to on twitter, his username is @onpnt
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Some SQL Server posts I wrote lately and I now have a RSS feed just for my posts on lessthandot.com
The reason I am writing this post is that we now have RSS feeds on lessthandot for a specific author. In my case the RSS feed is the following: http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/All/?tempskin=_rss2&author=4
This URL has all the blogposts I have written: http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/All/?disp=authdir&author=4
Here is a list of the last 10 posts I wrote about SQL Server
And remember, if you have a SQL related question try our Microsoft SQL Server Programming forum or our Microsoft SQL Server Admin forum
This URL has all the blogposts I have written: http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/All/?disp=authdir&author=4
Here is a list of the last 10 posts I wrote about SQL Server
- Finding Out How Many Times A Table Is Being Used In Ad Hoc Or Procedure Calls In SQL Server 2005 And 2008
- When Books On Line is not really correct
- Dealing with the could not allocate new page for database 'TEMPDB'. There are no more pages available in filegroup DEFAULT error message
- The differences between LEN and DATALENGTH in SQL Server
- Ecofont, Will this save the planet?
- Operand type clash: date is incompatible with int error when trying to do +1 on a date data type in SQL Server 2008
- A couple of ways of getting the top 2 distinct values from a set in SQL Server
- Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX control could allow remote code execution
- How to copy data/append data into files from within T-SQL
- How To Script Out The Whole Database In SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008
And remember, if you have a SQL related question try our Microsoft SQL Server Programming forum or our Microsoft SQL Server Admin forum
Monday, November 24, 2008
With this post I bid you all adieu
I have posted on this blog for a little over 3 years now and decided it is time to call it quits at this URL.
All SQL Server related post from me in the future will be on SQLBlog.com and on lessthandot.com.
All non tech post will be on denisgobo.blogspot.com, here you will also be able to connect with me on twitter, flickr, friendfeed and linkedin
below are some URLs
Lessthandot.com
Mainsite
Database Blogs
Database Blogs RSS feeds
All Blogs
All Blogs RSS Feed
SQLBlog.com
Mainsite
My Blog
My Blog RSS feed
Personal Blog
URL
RSS Feed
See you there, don't forget to subsrcibe
All SQL Server related post from me in the future will be on SQLBlog.com and on lessthandot.com.
All non tech post will be on denisgobo.blogspot.com, here you will also be able to connect with me on twitter, flickr, friendfeed and linkedin
below are some URLs
Lessthandot.com
Mainsite
Database Blogs
Database Blogs RSS feeds
All Blogs
All Blogs RSS Feed
SQLBlog.com
Mainsite
My Blog
My Blog RSS feed
Personal Blog
URL
RSS Feed
See you there, don't forget to subsrcibe
Friday, October 31, 2008
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 Beta and SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack October 2008 available for download
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 Beta and SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack October 2008 are available for download
Download SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 - Beta here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D22317E1-BC64-4936-A14B-7A632B50A4CA&displaylang=en
To obtain SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta for Express Edition or Express Edition with Advanced Services go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=80DFF99C-CC82-4639-92BB-BBDAFF677792&displaylang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack October 2008 is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions of:
- Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
- Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008.
- Backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
today is a sad day
This was not the way I envisioned going back to Amsterdam. My mom past away today, two weeks shy of her 60th birthday
Since my passport was expired they issued me a temporary passport. My parents were visiting me in Princeton last month so I did see my mom recently. I just feel sad for my dad now who is all alone. :-(
Since my passport was expired they issued me a temporary passport. My parents were visiting me in Princeton last month so I did see my mom recently. I just feel sad for my dad now who is all alone. :-(
Friday, October 03, 2008
Help me win this bet
You might know that some friends and myself have launched a site named LessThanDot, this is a site where users can collaborate via the wiki, ask questions in the fora and can read out blogs. It is a technical site but we do have a forum where you can post pretty much anything you want(not vulgar or offensive). Here are some examples
The Rage of the Previously Rich
We're In Ur Bank, Bailing It Out
Girls Habanero Eating Contest
Of course we do have our technical forums, some examples
Microsoft SQL Server
ASP.NET
Tech Rants
So I made a bet with the other owners of this site that I will have the most people sign up until November 1st. So please sign up and let your coworkers/friends know and let them sign up too, after all you don't want me to lose or do you?
Don't be scared to participate in the forums :-)
My username is SQLDenis
The Rage of the Previously Rich
We're In Ur Bank, Bailing It Out
Girls Habanero Eating Contest
Of course we do have our technical forums, some examples
Microsoft SQL Server
ASP.NET
Tech Rants
So I made a bet with the other owners of this site that I will have the most people sign up until November 1st. So please sign up and let your coworkers/friends know and let them sign up too, after all you don't want me to lose or do you?
Don't be scared to participate in the forums :-)
My username is SQLDenis
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Interview With Louis Davidson Author of Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
I interviewed Louis Davidson in 2005 about the 2005 edition of his book. I did another one today about Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation. You can check out the interview at the link below, you will enjoy it
Interview With Louis Davidson Author of Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Interview With Louis Davidson Author of Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Monday, August 25, 2008
Interesting Bug/Feature In SQL Server 2008 RTM
Someone had a problem with 8 year old procs which started to fail after moving to SQL Server 2008
Of course he should have used ints, but let's see what happens
Run this code on SQL Server 2005 and 2000
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem right?
Run just this part on SQL 2008
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
No problem either
Now run this whole thing
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
Oops, this is what we get
Server: Msg 8115, Level 16, State 2, Line 7
Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type tinyint.
Change the -1 to 1
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = 1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem either.
Run this
IF (convert(Numeric(2, 0),-1) = 0)
PRINT 'True';
That fails
Let's make it numeric(3,0)
IF (convert(Numeric(3, 0),-1) = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem, that runs fine. So is this a bug because of implicit conversion to tinyint which can't hold negative values?
Of course he should have used ints, but let's see what happens
Run this code on SQL Server 2005 and 2000
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem right?
Run just this part on SQL 2008
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
No problem either
Now run this whole thing
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = -1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
Oops, this is what we get
Server: Msg 8115, Level 16, State 2, Line 7
Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type tinyint.
Change the -1 to 1
DECLARE @num_Passed Numeric(2, 0);
SET @num_Passed = 1;
SELECT @num_Passed
IF (@num_Passed = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem either.
Run this
IF (convert(Numeric(2, 0),-1) = 0)
PRINT 'True';
That fails
Let's make it numeric(3,0)
IF (convert(Numeric(3, 0),-1) = 0)
PRINT 'True';
No problem, that runs fine. So is this a bug because of implicit conversion to tinyint which can't hold negative values?
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Only In A Database Can You Get 1000% + Improvement By Changing A Few Lines Of Code
Take a look at this query.
SELECT * FROM
(
SELECT customer_id, ‘MTD’ AS record_type, COUNT(*), SUM(…), AVG(…)
FROM payment_table
WHERE YEAR(payment_dt) = YEAR(GETDATE())
and MONTH(payment_dt) = MONTH(GETDATE())
GROUP BY customer_id) MTD_payments
UNION ALL
(
SELECT customer_id, ‘YTD’ AS record_type, COUNT(*), SUM(…), AVG(…)
FROM payment_table
WHERE
WHERE YEAR(payment_dt) = YEAR(GETDATE())
GROUP BY customer_id) YTD_payments
UNION ALL
(
SELECT customer_id, ‘LTD’ AS record_type, COUNT(*), SUM(…), AVG(…)
FROM payment_table) LTD_payments
) payments_report
ORDER BY customer_id, record_type
Can you see the problem?
A person had this query, it would run for over 24 hours. Wow, that is pretty bad, I don't think I had ever written something that ran over an hour, and the ones I did were mostly defragmentation and update statistics jobs.
The problem is that the following piece of code
where year(payment_dt) = year(getDate())
and month(payment_dt) = month(getDate())
is not sargable. First what does it mean to be sargable? A query is said to be sargable if the DBMS engine can take advantage of an index to speed up the execution of the query (using index seeks, not covering indexes). The term is derived from a contraction of Search ARGument Able.
This query is not sargable because there is a function on the column, whenever you use a function on the column you will not get an index seek but an index scan. The difference between an index seek and an index scan can be explained like this: when searching for something in a book, you go to the index in the back find the page number and go to the page, that is an index seek. When looking for something in a book you go from page one until the last page, read all the words on all the ages and get what you need, that was an index scan. Do you see how much more expensive in terms of performance that was?
Let's get back to the query, what can we do to make this piece of code use an index seek?
where year(payment_dt) = year(getDate())
and month(payment_dt) = month(getDate())
You would change it to this:
where payment_dt >= dateadd(mm, datediff(mm, 0, getdate())+0, 0)
and payment_dt < dateadd(mm, datediff(mm, 0, getdate())+1, 0)
You can see the complete question on the MSDN forum site here:
http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3746751&SiteID=1
The Person said that his query went from over 24 hours to 36 seconds. Wow!! That is very significant. hardware cannot help you out if you have bad queries like that.
The same exact day I answered a very similar question, take a look here: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3752248&SiteID=1
The person had this
If you are interested in some blogposts about dates, take a look at these two which I wrote earlier
How Are Dates Stored In SQL Server?
Do You Know How Between Works With Dates?
SELECT * FROM
Can you see the problem?
A person had this query, it would run for over 24 hours. Wow, that is pretty bad, I don't think I had ever written something that ran over an hour, and the ones I did were mostly defragmentation and update statistics jobs.
The problem is that the following piece of code
where year(payment_dt) = year(getDate())
and month(payment_dt) = month(getDate())
is not sargable. First what does it mean to be sargable? A query is said to be sargable if the DBMS engine can take advantage of an index to speed up the execution of the query (using index seeks, not covering indexes). The term is derived from a contraction of Search ARGument Able.
This query is not sargable because there is a function on the column, whenever you use a function on the column you will not get an index seek but an index scan. The difference between an index seek and an index scan can be explained like this: when searching for something in a book, you go to the index in the back find the page number and go to the page, that is an index seek. When looking for something in a book you go from page one until the last page, read all the words on all the ages and get what you need, that was an index scan. Do you see how much more expensive in terms of performance that was?
Let's get back to the query, what can we do to make this piece of code use an index seek?
where year(payment_dt) = year(getDate())
and month(payment_dt) = month(getDate())
You would change it to this:
where payment_dt >= dateadd(mm, datediff(mm, 0, getdate())+0, 0)
and payment_dt < dateadd(mm, datediff(mm, 0, getdate())+1, 0)
You can see the complete question on the MSDN forum site here:
http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3746751&SiteID=1
The Person said that his query went from over 24 hours to 36 seconds. Wow!! That is very significant. hardware cannot help you out if you have bad queries like that.
The same exact day I answered a very similar question, take a look here: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3752248&SiteID=1
The person had this
AND DATEDIFF(d, '08/10/2008', DateCreated) >= 0
AND DATEDIFF(d, DateCreated, '08/15/2008') >= 0
I told him to change it to this
AND DateCreated >= '08/10/2008'
and DateCreated <= '08/15/2008'
And that solved that query. If you are interested in some more performance, I have written some Query Optimization items on the LessThanDot Wiki. Below are some direct links
Case Sensitive Search
No Functions on Left Side of Operator
Query Optimizations With Dates
Optimization: Set Nocount On
No Math In Where Clause
Don't Use (select *), but List Columns
If you are interested in some blogposts about dates, take a look at these two which I wrote earlier
How Are Dates Stored In SQL Server?
Do You Know How Between Works With Dates?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
SQL Tip, Compiling Your SQL Without Running It to See If It Would Run
Let's say you have a big SQL script with a ton of code and you want to make sure it runs but you don't want to execute it because it updates tables, deletes data etc etc.
Take this simple example
SELECT GETDATE()
GO
SELECT 1/asasasas
GO
You can probably guess that the second statement is not valid, when you have a lot of code it is more difficult to spot these things.
Execeute the code above and you will get this
(1 row(s) affected)
Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid column name 'asasasas'.
SQL server has the SET NOEXEC statement. From BOL:
So execute the code below
SET NOEXEC ON
GO
SELECT GETDATE()
GO
SELECT 1/asasasas
GO
SET NOEXEC OFF
GO
As you can see the output is the following:
Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid column name 'asasasas'.
You never see the getdate. Parsing that code will not throw an error and because of deferred name resolution you can fat-finger table names and it will parse without a problem.
Take this simple example
SELECT GETDATE()
GO
SELECT 1/asasasas
GO
You can probably guess that the second statement is not valid, when you have a lot of code it is more difficult to spot these things.
Execeute the code above and you will get this
(1 row(s) affected)
Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid column name 'asasasas'.
SQL server has the SET NOEXEC statement. From BOL:
When SET NOEXEC is ON, Microsoft® SQL Server™ compiles each batch of
Transact-SQL statements but does not execute them. When SET NOEXEC is OFF, all
batches are executed after compilation.
The execution of statements in
SQL Server consists of two phases: compilation and execution. This setting is
useful for having SQL Server validate the syntax and object names in
Transact-SQL code when executing. It is also useful for debugging statements
that would usually be part of a larger batch of statements.
The setting
of SET NOEXEC is set at execute or run time and not at parse time.
So execute the code below
SET NOEXEC ON
GO
SELECT GETDATE()
GO
SELECT 1/asasasas
GO
SET NOEXEC OFF
GO
As you can see the output is the following:
Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid column name 'asasasas'.
You never see the getdate. Parsing that code will not throw an error and because of deferred name resolution you can fat-finger table names and it will parse without a problem.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Available For Download
Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=fbee1648-7106-44a7-9649-6d9f6d58056e&displayLang=en
Here is the link to the 831MB ISO
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=27673C47-B3B5-4C67-BD99-84E525B5CE61&displaylang=en
Finally, Now I can also install SQL Server 2008 :-)
Here is the link to the 831MB ISO
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=27673C47-B3B5-4C67-BD99-84E525B5CE61&displaylang=en
Finally, Now I can also install SQL Server 2008 :-)
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR July CTP Released
Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR July CTP is available for download
In addition to providing support for SQL Server 2008 database projects, this release incorporates many previously released Power Tools as well as several new features. The new features include distinct Build and Deploy phases, Static Code Analysis and improved integration with SQL CLR projects.
Database Edition no longer requires a Design Database. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to install an instance of SQL Express or SQL Server prior to using Database Edition.
Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
In addition to providing support for SQL Server 2008 database projects, this release incorporates many previously released Power Tools as well as several new features. The new features include distinct Build and Deploy phases, Static Code Analysis and improved integration with SQL CLR projects.
Database Edition no longer requires a Design Database. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to install an instance of SQL Express or SQL Server prior to using Database Edition.
Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
Monday, July 07, 2008
sp_indexinfo an enhanced index information procedure
Tibor Karaszi has created a very useful index information stored procedure for SQL Server 2005 and up.
This stored procedure will tell you the following"
What indexes exists for a or each table(s)
Clustered, non-clustered or heap
Columns in the index
Included columns in the index
Unique or nonunique
Number rows in the table
Space usage
How frequently the indexes has been used
Check it out here: http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/util_sp_indexinfo.asp
This stored procedure will tell you the following"
What indexes exists for a or each table(s)
Clustered, non-clustered or heap
Columns in the index
Included columns in the index
Unique or nonunique
Number rows in the table
Space usage
How frequently the indexes has been used
Check it out here: http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/util_sp_indexinfo.asp
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Awesome Collection Of ASP.NET Hacks, Tips and Tricks
We added a bunch of ASP.NET Hacks, Tips and Tricks
we have the following categories
1 Applications
2 Caching
3 Controls
4 Database
5 Dates
6 Debugging
7 Email
8 Encryption
9 Files
10 Images
11 Javascript
12 Objects and Classes
13 Pages
14 Sessions
15 Strings
16 Validation
17 Visual Studio
18 Web
The URL to these hacks is here: http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/ASP.NET_Hacks
Bookmark that URL because we will be adding more hacks, tips and tricks
we have the following categories
1 Applications
2 Caching
3 Controls
4 Database
5 Dates
6 Debugging
7 Email
8 Encryption
9 Files
10 Images
11 Javascript
12 Objects and Classes
13 Pages
14 Sessions
15 Strings
16 Validation
17 Visual Studio
18 Web
The URL to these hacks is here: http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/ASP.NET_Hacks
Bookmark that URL because we will be adding more hacks, tips and tricks
Interview With SSIS Guru Jamie Thomson
As promised yesterday, here is the link to the interview I did with jamie Thomson: Interview With SSIS Guru Jamie Thomson
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
I tried to keep it a secret but it is all over the internet: I am a SQL Server MVP
So all over the internet is exaggerated,I became a SQL Server MVP today and was not going to do a blog post about it. However some other people had other ideas
Congratulations, Denis!
SQL Server MVP - Denis Gobo
and even an announcement on lessthandot
My profile is here: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BCCF7416-DA4E-4D73-83E2-65FD61BAB16D
Stay tuned, I will have an interview with Jamie Thomson tomorrow
Congratulations, Denis!
SQL Server MVP - Denis Gobo
and even an announcement on lessthandot
My profile is here: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BCCF7416-DA4E-4D73-83E2-65FD61BAB16D
Stay tuned, I will have an interview with Jamie Thomson tomorrow
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Working On SQL Admin Hacks, Tips and Tricks
I haven't posted for a while because I have been working on SQL Admin Hacks, Tips and Tricks lately. it is still a work in progress but below is what is on the wiki currently. It is not yet categorized but we will do that once we get more of these hacks done. To see what it will look like when it is done take a look at the SQL Server Programming Hacks
Can you think of any admin stuff you would like to see? This is what we have right now
Find Primary Keys and Columns Used in SQL Server
Get The Domain Name Of Your SQL Server Machine With T-SQL
Grant Execute/SELECT Permissions For All User Defined Functions To A User
Grant Execute Permissions For All Stored Procedures To A User
Kill All Active Connections To A Database
SQL Server 2008: When Was The Server Last Started?
Check If Auto Update Statistics Is Enabled By Using DATABASEPROPERTY
Three Way To List All Databases On Your Server
Generate A List Of Object Types By Using OBJECTPROPERTY
How to find all the tables and views in a database
Find Out Server Roles For a SQL Server Login
Which Service Pack Is Installed On My SQL Server
Test SQL Server Login Permissions With SETUSER
Login failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. SQL 2000
Login failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. SQL 2005
Compare Tables With Tablediff
Find All Tables Without Triggers In SQL Server
Find All Tables With Triggers In SQL Server
Create Stored Procedures That Run At SQL Server Startup
Cycle The SQL Server Error Log
How to read sql server error messages
Use OBJECT_DEFINITION To Track SQL Server Stored Procedure Changes
SQL Compare Without The Price Tag
How To Get The Database Name For The Current User Process
How To Find Out Which Columns Have Defaults And What Those Default Values Are
Fixing Cannot add, update, or delete a job that originated from an MSX Server Error after renaming a server
Can you think of any admin stuff you would like to see? This is what we have right now
Find Primary Keys and Columns Used in SQL Server
Get The Domain Name Of Your SQL Server Machine With T-SQL
Grant Execute/SELECT Permissions For All User Defined Functions To A User
Grant Execute Permissions For All Stored Procedures To A User
Kill All Active Connections To A Database
SQL Server 2008: When Was The Server Last Started?
Check If Auto Update Statistics Is Enabled By Using DATABASEPROPERTY
Three Way To List All Databases On Your Server
Generate A List Of Object Types By Using OBJECTPROPERTY
How to find all the tables and views in a database
Find Out Server Roles For a SQL Server Login
Which Service Pack Is Installed On My SQL Server
Test SQL Server Login Permissions With SETUSER
Login failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. SQL 2000
Login failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. SQL 2005
Compare Tables With Tablediff
Find All Tables Without Triggers In SQL Server
Find All Tables With Triggers In SQL Server
Create Stored Procedures That Run At SQL Server Startup
Cycle The SQL Server Error Log
How to read sql server error messages
Use OBJECT_DEFINITION To Track SQL Server Stored Procedure Changes
SQL Compare Without The Price Tag
How To Get The Database Name For The Current User Process
How To Find Out Which Columns Have Defaults And What Those Default Values Are
Fixing Cannot add, update, or delete a job that originated from an MSX Server Error after renaming a server
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 Available To The General Public For Download
SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 has been made available to the general public.
There are 2 versions (and 3 flavors of each) ISO or DVD
Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=35F53843-03F7-4ED5-8142-24A4C024CA05&displaylang=en
Don't forget to also visit the SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 connect site here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395
There are 2 versions (and 3 flavors of each) ISO or DVD
Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=35F53843-03F7-4ED5-8142-24A4C024CA05&displaylang=en
Don't forget to also visit the SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 connect site here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395
Friday, June 06, 2008
Puzzle: Friday the Thirteenths
There is a puzzle on LessThanDot
I posted my SQL solution, what about you?
Go here: Friday the Thirteenths and show me what you got. Make sure to use the [hide][/hide] tags so you don't spoil it for other people
The goal is to identify all friday the thirteenths for a given timeframe. We'll use a relatively small number of years, like 10. This should make it a little easier in procedural languages.
I posted my SQL solution, what about you?
Go here: Friday the Thirteenths and show me what you got. Make sure to use the [hide][/hide] tags so you don't spoil it for other people
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