To select vertical text in SSMS, hold Alt and drag with the mouse, or hold Alt and Shift and press the arrow keys. This post explains what a vertical selection does, how to edit many lines at once and how to turn a pasted column into an IN list. It also shows a T-SQL alternative for long lists.
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Remove Completion Time From the SSMS Messages Tab
To remove completion time from the Messages tab in SSMS, clear one check box in the options. This post gives the exact steps for SSMS 22, explains why no T-SQL setting controls the line and says why old query windows keep showing it. It also shows how to print a time yourself, when a script needs one.
Setup Error 25641: Event File Target Parameter Invalid in SQL Server
Setup error 25641 stopped a SQL Server 2012 installation in a client environment. The ERRORLOG said the filename parameter for the event_file target was invalid. Process Monitor showed Access Denied for the service account on the drive that holds the LOG folder.
go-sqlcmd: The New Command Line Tool for SQL Server
Set up go-sqlcmd on Windows, verify the executable, run scripts and variables, control output, and review optional container commands.
SCHEMABINDING View: What You Can Change in the Table
A SCHEMABINDING view locks the columns it uses and leaves the other columns of the table free. This post tests which changes SQL Server blocks, shows the messages and lists the bound columns with a query. It also shows how to change a bound column inside one transaction.
What is SCHEMABINDING in SQL Server Views? – Interview Question of the Week #245
SCHEMABINDING keywords prevent tables used in the views to make any such modifications that can affect the view’s definition.
RSFXDEVICEOPS Wait: Unneeded WAITFOR DELAY Slowing Queries
The RSFXDEVICEOPS wait, listed as PREEMPTIVE_OS_RSFXDEVICEOPS, was high at a client that did not use FileStream. Their queries carried a WAITFOR DELAY nobody remembered adding. When the clause came out, the wait dropped and the queries got fast again.
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