In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), there are a lot of options and functions. In fact, there are so many that you might never see / encounter quite a few of them. Part of the issue is that there are four locations to find these options and functions. The four locations are: Menu bar (i.e.… Continue reading SSMS Tip #2: Shortcut Keys for SQLCMD Mode, Open Containing Folder, Copy Full Path, etc
Month: July 2017
SSMS Tip #1: Annotations and Map Mode for Vertical Scroll Bar
No, Binary Collations are not Case-Sensitive
(last updated: 2019-06-03 @ 16:00 EST / 2019-06-03 @ 20:00 UTC ) Quite often people will use, or will recommend using, a binary Collation (one ending in "_BIN" or "_BIN2") when wanting to do a case-sensitive operation. While in many cases it appears to behave as expected, it is best to not use a binary… Continue reading No, Binary Collations are not Case-Sensitive
Impact on Indexes When Mixing VARCHAR and NVARCHAR Types
(last updated: 2019-11-10 @ 11:15 EST / 2019-11-10 @ 16:15 UTC ) You may have heard, or read, that you should not mix VARCHAR and NVARCHAR datatypes, especially when one of them is a JOIN or WHERE predicate / condition, as doing so will invalidate indexes. While it is always best to have all datatypes… Continue reading Impact on Indexes When Mixing VARCHAR and NVARCHAR Types