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Oct16

MariaDB – MySQL – Show Engines to Display All Available and Supported Engine

Pinal Dave
SQL
Engine, MariaDB, MySQL
No Comments

Essentially, they wanted to know command which can Show Engines to Display All Available and Supported Engine in MariaDB.

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Oct15

SQL Puzzle – Schema and Table Creation – Answer Without Running Code

Pinal Dave
SQL Puzzle
Schema, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Table Operation
319 Comments

It has been a while we have a puzzle on this blog. Let us have a very simple and interesting puzzle today about Schema and Table Creation.

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Oct14

MySQL – MariaDB – Writing the Very First Stored Procedure

Pinal Dave
SQL
MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Stored Procedure
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While it was easy to write a stored procedure in SQL Server, for MariaDB and MySQL one has to know a bit of syntax to write the very first stored procedure. 

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Oct13

How to Know If Index is Forced on Query? – Interview Question of the Week #246

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Query Hint, SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Question: How to Know If Index is Forced on Query?

Answer: Let me tell you a brief story so you understand the context of the question.

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Oct12

SQL SERVER Management Studio – ALT Keys Trick to Select Vertical Text

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Shortcut, SSMS
2 Comments

Nicklas BÃ¥gvinge sent me a very interesting SSMS tip. Let us learn how we can select vertical text in SSMS using ALT + SHIFT keys.

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Oct11

SQL SERVER Management Studio – ALT + SHIFT Keys Trick to Select Vertical Text

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Shortcut, SSMS
7 Comments

Nicklas BÃ¥gvinge sent me a very interesting SSMS tip. Let us learn how we can select vertical text in SSMS using ALT + SHIFT keys.

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Oct10

SQL SERVER Management Studio – Removing Completion Time in Messages

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
4 Comments

I have received many curious emails and questions while working with clients on Removing Completion Time in Messages. Let us learn them today.

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).


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Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

Is your SQL Server running slow and you want to speed it up without sharing server credentials? In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we can work together remotely and resolve your biggest performance troublemakers in less than 4 hours.

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