Monthly Archives: December 2014

RegEx Those Dates

Posted on December 15, 2014 by way0utwest

This is a series on SQL Data Generator, covering some interesting scenarios I’ve run into. If you’ve never tried it, SQL Data Generator is a part of the SQL Toolbelt. Give it a try today with an evaluation today. Recently … Continue reading →

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Drop and Recreate

Posted on December 15, 2014 by way0utwest

Those of you that manage replicated environments have learned to have one thing handy: a script that recreates your replicated publishers, distributors, and subscribers. I was reminded of my past needs for those scripts recently when I saw this post on … Continue reading →

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The Last Job

Posted on December 12, 2014 by way0utwest

I was chatting with one of the more experienced SQL Server professionals I know recently and was surprised to know this person had actually retired, but come back to technology because they were bored with not working. I suspect that’s … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tricks – Trigger Your Memory

Posted on December 11, 2014 by way0utwest

I was scanning Twitter the other day and saw a note from someone that they had written a query using an obscure T-SQL command and were glad it had worked. I exchanged a note with the person and they mentioned … Continue reading →

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