OPENJSON default schema exposes key, value and type. Compare all six type codes, retain JSON null, and distinguish scalar text from nested fragments.
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SQL SERVER – A Quick Notes on SQL Azure
SQL Azure became Azure SQL Database. What carried over, what you give up, what you stop having to do, and how to check whether your code would move.
SQL SERVER – Copy Database from Instance to Another Instance – Copy Paste in SQL Server
How to copy database from instance to another instance with the Copy Database Wizard, and automate it through SSIS and a SQL Server Agent job.
SQL SERVER – Getting Columns Headers without Result Data – SET FMTONLY ON
SET FMTONLY ON returns only metadata, so you get column headers without result data. Here is how it works, even though DMVs will replace it in the future.
SQLAuthority News – Most Valuable Photographer – Vijay Raj
Vijay Raj, a Technology Evangelist and Microsoft MVP, recently took photos of my daughter that became wallpapers on many desktops. Visit his photo page.
What Is SQL Azure? Azure SQL Database Explained
Understand SQL Azure and Azure SQL Database. Compare managed databases, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs by their roles.
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package in Scheduled Job
How to run an SSIS package on a schedule with a SQL Server Agent job, step by step, after my earlier post on running it from the command line.
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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 19 books and 125 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.
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