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Stale Views: Why SELECT * Breaks After ALTER TABLE

September 5, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Schema, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Server, SQL View

Reproduce stale views after SELECT star and ALTER TABLE, find candidate definitions, refresh with sp_refreshview, and prevent the pattern.

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CE Feedback for Expressions in SQL Server 2025

August 18, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, Query Store, SQL Server, SQL Statistics

Inspect CE feedback for expressions in SQL Server 2025, check compatibility and Query Store, and observe repeated execution evidence.

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Making Online Learning Stick

August 13, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Professional Development, SQL Server, SQL Training, Starting SQL

Making online learning stick takes practice beside each video, short notes, spaced review, and one finished project that uses the skill.

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Finding Databases Owned by Personal Logins and Fixing Them

August 12, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DBA, SQL Login, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

Find databases owned by personal logins, review an approved replacement owner, and test dbo mapping and execution-context effects.

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Every Deployment Script Needs a Tested Undo Script

August 11, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, DevOps, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Write and test an undo script before deployment, preserve old module text and changed rows, and identify changes that require recovery.

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First and Repeat Purchases: Tagging Customer Orders With ROW_NUMBER

August 10, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Ranking Functions, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Tag repeat purchases with deterministic order numbering, calculate days to the second order, and compare customer cohorts fairly.

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Migrating From PostgreSQL to SQL Server: Types and Syntax Differences

August 9, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
PostgreSQL, SQL Datatype, SQL Migration, SQL Server

Plan migrating from PostgreSQL by checking identity values, Unicode, timestamps, paging, returned rows, collations, and upsert behavior.

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