Tag Archives: SSMS

Importing Flat Files in SSMS 17.x Works

Posted on September 12, 2018 by way0utwest

One of the more annoying things I’ve found in SSIS/SSMS is trying to import CSV files for some quick analysis. For some reason I constantly seem to get files that the import wizard keeps having issues. On top of that, … Continue reading →

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The Ideal IDE

Posted on August 7, 2018 by way0utwest

When I started working with SQL Server, I spent a lot of time in Query Analyzer and isql.exe. Those were my two main tools, using those to query a database instance in a lightweight manner. At some point Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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Finding Tabs in SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on May 10, 2018 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Someone posted this as a question and I thought it was worth noting. I use SQL Prompt for formatting, … Continue reading →

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SSMS 17.4 Vulnerability Assessment

Posted on March 5, 2018 by way0utwest

SSMS 17.5 is out as of February 2018, but the the Vulnerability Assessment (VA) was released in SSMS 7.4 It seems that the Microsoft tools team is trying to build us better tools that come with the platform. There are … Continue reading →

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