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T-SQL DATEPART Explained
Here is a quick rundown on the T-SQL DATEPART function for SQL Server. DATEPART is used to pull a single part of a date/time element out as shown below. The following query uses DATEPART to extract the...
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SQL Sunday Fun – Word Search with SQL Server Keywords
The following SQL Server keywords are hidden in the word search puzzle. Find them all! ALTER BETWEEN CLUSTERED COLUMN COMMIT CREATE DATABASE DEFAULT ELSE END EXECUTE EXIT FOR FUNCTION GRANT IDENTITY...
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FULL OUTER JOIN vs CROSS JOIN
As I have been working on the SQL Server JOIN Types poster, I have received several questions around the difference between a CROSS JOIN, and a FULL OUTER JOIN. After looking at the Venn diagrams for...
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SQL Saturday Redmond
Yesterday I blogged about submitting to SQL Saturday Denver, which is about 5 months away, after writing that post, I realized that I haven’t even blogged about SQL Saturday Redmond which is occurring...
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SQL Server Script to Display Job History
Its not always quick and easy in SQL Server to get a full list of the jobs that have been run, when they were run and how long they took. I created the following script to quickly check on the status...
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TSQL Script to Display Agent Job History
It can be a bit time consuming to work through the the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) user interface to check on the agent job history to find specific agent jobs that have been run. To help speed...
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2018 PASS Summit Community Speakers Announced
Today was the announcement of the 2018 PASS Summit Community Speakers, and I am fortunate enough to have been included on that list for the 4th year in a row. This conference will be in Seattle in...
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