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Quick SSMS Tip: Map Mode for Code–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on August 5, 2020 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. In recent versions of SSMS, there’s been an addition to the query windows that I find helpful and useful. … Continue reading →

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Other IDEs

Posted on June 17, 2020 by way0utwest

Most of us use SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) to manage our SQL Server instances or to write database code. However, Microsoft does give us database options with Visual Studio, VS Code, and Azure Data Studio. It does seem as … Continue reading →

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VSCode Tips–Remove the Highlighted Line

Posted on August 23, 2019 by way0utwest

VSCode was making me crazy as I was writing a script. I like a light theme, and every time I went to type, I saw this: The highlight was distracting for me. I could see why people might like it, … Continue reading →

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Parameter Fun

Posted on March 4, 2019 by way0utwest

Recently I was editing a document about SQL Server on Linux and the author noted that if you type “sqlcmd” without any parameters, you get the list of possible parameters back. I tried that on my Windows laptop and immediately … Continue reading →

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