Build accent-insensitive searches with explicit collations, compare case rules, and index a computed search column for consistent lookup.
SQL SERVER – Encrypted Stored Procedure and Activity Monitor
Can you see the definition of an encrypted stored procedure in Activity Monitor? The answer is No. Here is a quick test that proves it.
The New Go-Based sqlcmd: What Changed
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.