Readers keep asking how to add a leading zero to a number. Here are my two earlier articles that pad a number with zeros for a fixed width display.
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SQL SERVER – Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler – Summary
An introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler: how to create, watch, store and replay a trace to see what runs under the SQL Server engine’s hood.
SQLAuthority News – Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group Meeting April 24, 2009
The next Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group Meeting is on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM, with fellow MVP Jacob Sebastian as our guest speaker.
SQL SERVER – FIX : Error: 18486 Login failed for user ‘sa’ because the account is currently locked out. The system administrator can unlock it. – Unlock SA Login
Error 18486 means the sa account is locked out, often after brute force attempts by hackers. Here is why it happens and how to unlock SA login.
SQL SERVER – Difference Between SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) and SQL Server Express Edition
SQL Server Compact Edition is for mobile apps and embedded systems, while Express Edition is a light, limited SQL Server. A feature by feature comparison.
SQL SERVER – What is Cloud Computing – Introduction to Cloud Computing
What is cloud computing? A plain answer for SQL Server people, the three service models, and what to check before you move a database there.
Giving an Application Account Only What It Needs
Apply least privilege SQL Server access with separate runtime and deployment roles, narrow permissions, and tests of allowed and denied actions.
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