Tag Archives: syndicated

Using ThinOptics to Read Data

Posted on December 1, 2023 by way0utwest

As I’ve aged, I find myself struggling to read many things in my life. It started with difficulties seeing menus, but moved on to other areas. During the pandemic, I was coaching kids and taking stats. I realized at one … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Nighthawk

Posted on December 1, 2023 by way0utwest

nighthawk – n. a recurring thought that only seems to strike you late at night – an overdue task, a nagging guilt, a looming future – which you sometimes manage to forget for weeks, only to feel it land on … Continue reading →

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SQL Prompt Tips–Using $surroundtext$ in a Snippet

Posted on November 29, 2023 by way0utwest

A user on the SQL Community Slack was asking about what the $surroundtext$ variable. This post looks at how this can be used in snippets. This is part of a series of posts on SQL Prompt. You can see all … Continue reading →

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Comparing Two Scripts with kdiff3

Posted on November 27, 2023 by way0utwest

I had a customer recently ask if SQL Compare could show them the differences in two scripts they’ve written. They weren’t using version control (tsk, tsk, shame), but saw SQL Compare and the “Scripts folder” option. This isn’t used for … Continue reading →

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