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SQL SERVER – Unable to ALTER Computed Column in SQL Server – How to ALTER Computed Column

April 5, 2014

A Very common question, I often receive is Q: “How to ALTER computed columns?” A: There is NO way to alter computed column. You will have to drop and recreate it. Here is a demonstration of it. If you try to alter the computed column it will throw following error.…

SQL SERVER – Say No to DB Data Roles – SQL Security – Notes from the Field #022

April 3, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL

Notes from the Field, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 22nd episode of Notes from the Field series. Security is very important and we all realize that. However, when it is about implementing the security, we all are not sure what is the right path to take. If we do not have enough knowledge, we can damage ourself only. DB Data Roles are very similar concept, when implemented poorly it can compromise your server security.

Developer – How To Market Yourself as a Software Developer

April 2, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Best Practices

“Everybody wants to make money and build a successful environment around and it is a universal truth my friend”, John mentioned to me while we were talking on Skype earlier this year. Conversation: John and Pinal John is the founder of simpleprogrammer.com and a very close friend of mine. We…

SQL SERVER – How to Detect Schema Change Across Two Servers

March 31, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

If you are database developer or database administrator, you will absolutely feel the story. You can download the software discussed in this blog post to play it along. Story of My Early Career A very interesting scenario, I have encountered in my earlier career. In earlier days, we used to…

SQL SERVER – Q and A from Facebook Page

March 30, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Social media has changed everything, there were times when we used to send emails but nowadays things have changed. We all have many different ways to connect with each other. Here are a few questions which I have received on the Facebook Page in the month of the march and…

SQL SERVER – SQL Server 2014 Developer Training Kit and Sample Databases

March 29, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Documentation, SQL Download

SQL Server 2014 RTM is around the corner (2014). There is plenty of the interest in the SQL Server 2014 in recent time. One of the most frequently asked questions is about learning resources of SQL Server 2014. Everybody wants to learn SQL Server 2014 but there is not enough…

MySQL – Generate Script for a Table Using SQL

March 28, 2014

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL

In SQL Server, to generate the CREATE TABLE script for a table, you need to rely on the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) tool and there is no inbuilt function supported to do this using SQL. However, in MySQL you can generate the script for a table using SQL. Let…