Blog Post: XML-> JSON document Example
Convert the XML document to JSON document example John 25 New York 10021 212-555-1234 646-555-1234 { “name” : “John”, “age” : 25, “address” : { “city” : “New York”, “postalCode” : “10021” }, “phones” :...
View ArticleBlog Post: Some Pester Tests for SQL Defaults
When I was at PowerShell Conference EU in Hannover last month (The videos are available now – click here and the slides and code here ) I found out about Irwin Strachans Active Directory Operations...
View ArticleBlog Post: Connecting to Azure SQL Database
Recently I created my first Azure SQL Database . But now I need to connect to it. You can connect using any number of tools. We can actually see several options by going back to our Azure Portal ....
View ArticleBlog Post: The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
“The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)” error may occurs when executing PowerShell scripts using WMI query. There can be a few reasons for this error: The remote computer...
View ArticleWiki: SQL Server Wiki
A useful collection of SQL Server database development and adminstration resources that can be freely added to and updated by the community.
View ArticleBlog Post: Where are SQL Server 2016 Client Tools?
So, you just installed SQL Server 2016 and you’re pretty sure you chose the options to install the client tools all the components you needed. You look for SSMS and, what the heck? it’s not there....
View ArticleBlog Post: Restore a SQL Server Database with Different Methods
Database backups are generated as part of the business continuity planning procedure. Disasters with server or its database are a common scenario that takes place every now and then lead to the loss of...
View ArticleBlog Post: One SSMS Improvement You Might Have Missed
Takeaway: Undocked query windows in SSMS are now top-level windows. SSMS Release Cycle As you may know, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) now has its own release cycle independent of SQL Server’s...
View ArticleBlog Post: Some Thoughts On Logos
So today is the last Tuesday in May which means that next Tuesday is the first Tuesday in June. On that day, you can expect me to invite all SQL bloggers to participate in June’s T-SQL Tuesday. So I’m...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server 2016: It Just Runs Faster
If you still don't believe that SQL Server 2016 is full of unicorns and rainbows then I would encourage you to try it for yourself. The post SQL Server 2016: It Just Runs Faster appeared first on...
View ArticleBlog Post: PowerShell : Script Method Error -Method invocation failed because...
I was working on generating scripts for logins, users and server roles and I could able to to generate scripts for users and logins but where as for server roles, the script() method is not working....
View ArticleBlog Post: I’m on a podcast! I mean someone else’s podcast.
Carlos Chacon of SQL Data Partners was kind enough to have me on his podcast, and that’s now out! Listen to SQL Data Partners episode 46: Unraveling Tangled Code. It really was fun. Carlos picked a...
View ArticleBlog Post: New Blog Site
Hello dear readers, Now that I have transitioned to Microsoft as a full time FTE, I have a new blog site I’ve been writing at. My new blog address is http://www.blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chriss . If you...
View ArticleBlog Post: PowerShell – Install PowerShell
Recently got a question regarding PowerShell installation hence this post took an existence. How to Install PowerShell various versions http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847837.aspx...
View ArticleBlog Post: SSMS copy and paste from results grid losing CR+LF - SQL Server 2016
When you start using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for SQL Server 2016 , you may notice a new bug feature to do with the Results Grid. If you copy and paste one or more cells from the results...
View ArticleBlog Post: T-SQL Tuesday #079: It’s 2016!
Time to exercise those blogging fingers. It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! And this month’s T-SQL Tuesday is going to rock! SQL Server 2016 is Out! SQL Server 2016 went RTM this week and so naturally, we’re...
View ArticleBlog Post: Share custom solutions in the MinionWare Community Zone
Since we released Minion Reindex over a year and a half ago, we’ve had a ton of wonderful feedback, praise, questions, and best of all, custom made solutions to custom in-house problems. You see,...
View ArticleBlog Post: HOW TO: Restore the Master Database in SQL Server 2016
The same holds true for when you restore the master database in SQL Server 2016. The post HOW TO: Restore the Master Database in SQL Server 2016 appeared first on Thomas LaRock . If you liked this post...
View ArticleBlog Post: PowerShell & SQL Server – Disk Space Monitoring and Reports
Disk space is one of those things that frequently runs out of space no matter how much you bump it up irrespective of the service you are running in the server. I know storage is cheap but who wouldn’t...
View ArticleBlog Post: #0374 – SQL Server – Removing string terminators (“\0”) using...
Recently, I was called upon to troubleshoot a strange behaviour demonstrated by a data conditioning script that involved string concatenations. The script ran fine without any errors, but the script...
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