Does resetting an Identity Seed to a specific value via DBCC CHECKIDENT(..., RESEED, new_seed_value) work the way the documentation states? It depends 🙃
Category: Programming
Beware! Beware of Unintended Changes When Altering Columns!
Beware of big green dragons, er, well, of unexpected changes when changing a column's datatype. You might be unpleasantly surprised! 🙀 Beware!
Prevent Full Script Execution (Understanding and Using PARSEONLY and NOEXEC)
Have you ever needed to prevent an entire script (or part of one) from executing? See how the session-level options PARSEONLY and NOEXEC can accomplish this.
SQLCLR vs SQL Server 2017, Part 9: Does PERMISSION_SET Still Matter, or is Everything Now UNSAFE?
For SQLCLR in SQL Server 2017 and newer, when "CLR strict security" is enabled, does PERMISSION_SET matter, or are assemblies always UNSAFE?
Native UTF-8 Support in SQL Server 2019: Savior or False Prophet?
An in-depth analysis of the new native UTF-8 support in SQL Server 2019.
SQLCLR vs SQL Server 2017, Part 8: Is SQLCLR Deprecated in Favor of Python or R (sp_execute_external_script)?
(last updated: 2019-01-10 @ 18:00 EST / 2019-01-10 @ 23:00 UTC ) With the additional (and annoying) configuration step required to get SQLCLR Assemblies to load starting in SQL Server 2017, some people have been wondering what is going on with SQLCLR. Considering that this new restriction is the only real change to SQLCLR since… Continue reading SQLCLR vs SQL Server 2017, Part 8: Is SQLCLR Deprecated in Favor of Python or R (sp_execute_external_script)?
The Uni-Code: The Search for the True List of Valid Characters for T-SQL Identifiers, Part 3 of 2 (Delimited Identifiers)
The investigation into valid T-SQL identifier characters continues. Apparently I was not done.
Why Doesn’t CONTEXT_INFO() Return the Exact Value Set by SET CONTEXT_INFO?
If you have ever used SET CONTEXT_INFO to store a simple value, you probably ran into this frustrating behavior 🙀
What’s in a Name?: Inside the Wacky World of T-SQL Identifiers
Come see the complete set of rules governing how you name things in SQL Server
The Uni-Code: The Search for the True List of Valid Characters for T-SQL Regular Identifiers, Part 2
A captivating journey of twists and turns, searching for the mythical list of valid T-SQL identifier characters.
