Want a fast answer? Here’s how to ask a SQL question with a small script, the exact error and the expected result, so helpers can answer.
SQL Injection: The Joke, the Failure and the Parameter Fix
SQL Injection makes a good joke and a terrible incident. The tests here show a concatenated query returning every row for one hostile name, the same text passed as a parameter returning none, a table name caught by QUOTENAME, and a read-only user blocked from dropping a table.
Untested Backup: The Joke That Ends With a Resignation Letter
An untested backup is the darkest joke in the DBA world. Here’s how the story usually ends, and the simple restore drill that keeps you out of it.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Microsoft Quotes
I have received many emails that I should write more post like SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Quotes.
Funny SQL Server Error Messages and What They Really Mean
Some real SQL Server error messages read like jokes. Here are my favorite funny SQL Server error messages and what each one is really telling you.
MSSQL or MySQL? Clearing Up the Name Mix-Up
MSSQL or MySQL? The names are one letter apart and the products are not. Here’s who makes each, and the syntax differences that trip people up.
SQL SERVER – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – 15 Signs to Identify Bad DBA
A bit of SQL humor: 15 signs of a bad DBA, from reinstalling SQL Server when the sa password is lost to indexing every field to make it faster.