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SQL SERVER - Bad Practice of Using Keywords as an Object Name - Avoid Using Keywords as an Object

SQL SERVER – Bad Practice of Using Keywords as an Object Name – Avoid Using Keywords as an Object

December 9, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure

Why using keywords as an object name is a bad practice: a stored procedure named GO runs with EXEC GO, and the result can surprise you.

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SQL SERVER - Error: Deleting Offline Database and Creating the Same Name

SQL SERVER – Error: Deleting Offline Database and Creating the Same Name

December 8, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Server Management Studio

Deleted an offline database but the disk is still full, or you get an error creating a database with the same name? Here is why, and what to do.

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Statement Terminators: Where T-SQL Requires a Semicolon

December 7, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Most T-SQL statements run fine without a semicolon, but a pasted CTE, THROW or MERGE will not. Here is how to read the error and fix the line above it.

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What a Junior DBA Should Learn First

December 6, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Build junior DBA skills around restores, permissions, blocking, and safe investigation, with a practical learning order and useful SQL checks.

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Partitioned Views: Splitting a Table Without Table Partitioning

December 5, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

A view over yearly tables only skips the years it does not need while the CHECK constraints are trusted. Here is how to see it, break it and fix it.

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Connecting to SQL Server From Linux

December 4, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Linux, SQL Connection, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, sqlcmd

Connecting to SQL Server from Linux requires the right Microsoft ODBC packages, a Kerberos plan, and certificate trust that matches the server name.

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SSIS Project and Package Deployment Explained

December 3, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Data Warehousing, Database, ETL

Understand SSIS deployment models, catalog environments, parameter bindings, and the checks that keep package execution predictable after deployment.

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