The Go-based sqlcmd adds modern commands and contexts, but ODBC sqlcmd scripts need flag, output, and exit-code tests before a swap.
SQL SERVER – Simple Explanation of Data Type Precedence
A simple explanation of data type precedence: filter an INT and a VARCHAR column with N’1′ and N’First’, then see what the execution plan shows.
Indexed View Quiz: The Table and Clustered Index Confusion
An indexed view and its base table can each own a clustered index because they are separate objects. Inspect both owners in a SQL example and see why a view index does not give its base table a second clustered index.
SQL SERVER – Quickest Way to Identify Blocking Query and Resolution – Dirty Solution
A friend could not delete, truncate or drop a table at 11 PM because of open transactions. Here is my quick and dirty way to identify blocking query.
SQL SERVER – Error : Fix : Msg 5133, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Directory lookup for the file failed with the operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.)
Msg 5133 says directory lookup for the file failed with operating system error 2. A friend hit it on CREATE DATABASE, and here is what caused it.
SQL SERVER – Find Total Number of Transactions on Interval
How many Transactions run on your server per minute? A handy script reads sys.dm_os_performance_counters twice with a WAITFOR DELAY between the reads.
SQL SERVER – The Limitations of the Views – Eleven and more…
I had earlier written, interesting article series on the limitations of the views. I had a great time writing this series. I got many many requests.