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Feb12

[Note from Pinal]: This is a new episode of Notes from the Field series. SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) is one of the most key essential part of the entire Business Intelligence (BI) story. It is a platform for data integration and workflow applications. In this episode of the Notes from the…

Feb11

SQL SERVER – Script to Find Leap Year

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

A leap year has 366 days. A leap year has 29 days for February month. Suppose you want to find if year is Leap year or not, you can use many methods. But this is one of the simplest methods. In our example I have passed the year 2000 as…

Feb10

SQL SERVER – Error: Fix for Error Msg 3906 – Failed to update database because the database is read-only

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

Some error messages are a great source of troubleshooting when things go wrong. I always request my blog readers to read what the error messages are conveying. Most of the solutions are very much documented as part of the message. I must agree that over the years the error messages…

Feb9

SQL SERVER – Viewing User Configurable Info in SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts

Most of the blog post as I say is revisiting something I wrote a while back in this blog. Recently one my blog readers asked me about user defined counters and he seems to have bumped into the blog: How to use Procedure sp_user_counter1 to sp_user_counter10 and was thinking if…

Feb8

Interview Question of the Week #006 – Is Shrinking Database Good or Bad?

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Shrinking Database

Here is the most debated Interview Question – Is Shrinking Database Good or Bad? I will try to answer this in a single statement – “Shrinking Database is bad practice for performance as it increases fragmentation. It should be used in rare cases of running out of space on drive.” I believe above…

Feb7

SQL SERVER – What are the Different Ways to Script Procedure with T-SQL

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Stored Procedure

Ever wondered how a simple task can be done multiple ways. You can script a stored procedure in many ways. You can use SSMS tool and use Generate Script option. However, if you want to do it in T-SQL, there are four ways. Let us create this simple procedure CREATE…

Feb6

SQL SERVER – One Trick of Handling Dynamic SQL to Avoid SQL Injection Attack?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

SQL Server has so many things to learn and I always find it amazing. My conversations with customers often come up with security questions esp around SQL Injection. Many have claimed SQL Injection is a SQL Server problem. It takes quite some time for me to let them know there is nothing about SQL Server and SQL Injection. SQL Injection is an outcome of wrong coding practices. One of the recommendations I give is about not using Dynamic SQL. There might be some situations where you can’t avoid it. My only advice would be, avoid if possible. In this blog, I would demonstrate a SQL Injection problem due to dynamic SQL and a possible solution you can have.

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SQL SERVER – Execute Operating System Commands in sqlcmd

SQL SERVER – Detecting Potential Bottlenecks with the help of Profiler

SQL SERVER – Five Puzzles around UNION – Participate in All Five

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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 100 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.

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SQL SERVER – The Basics of the Execute Package Task – Notes from the Field #067

SQL SERVER – Script to Find Leap Year

SQL SERVER – Error: Fix for Error Msg 3906 – Failed to update database because the database is read-only

SQL SERVER – Viewing User Configurable Info in SQL Server

Interview Question of the Week #006 – Is Shrinking Database Good or Bad?

SQL SERVER – What are the Different Ways to Script Procedure with T-SQL

SQL SERVER – One Trick of Handling Dynamic SQL to Avoid SQL Injection Attack?

SQL SERVER – Memory Lane – Scrum, SQL Reboot and More – #046

Personal Technology – Who is Accessing your Google Account?

SQL SERVER – Execute Operating System Commands in sqlcmd

SQL SERVER – Detecting Potential Bottlenecks with the help of Profiler

SQL SERVER – Five Puzzles around UNION – Participate in All Five

SQL Contest – Identify the Database Celebrity – Win USD 100 Amazon Gift Card

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