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September
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How to identify all the parameters of a Reporting Services report?
I happen to work with a lot of reports, actually hundreds of reports and it really helps to know the parameters of the reports, the default values of those reports, formulae for these default values and if there are any hidden parameters. This information can be found by looking at ...
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SQLAuthority News – Community Tech Days Oct 3, 2009 – Ahmedabad
Dive deep into the world of Microsoft technologies at the Community TechDays and get trained on the latest from Microsoft. Build real connections with Microsoft experts and community members, and gain the inspiration and skills needed to maximize your impact on your organization while enhancing your career. What more… you ...
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Good Times at the North Texas User Group
It really was all good times at the user group meeting tonight. Sean and I met up before the meeting for another meeting, on SQL Saturday. We're on the planning committee with 4 or 5 others. SQL Saturday, for those who don't know, is a day of free ...
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Professional Development: Internet Image
Writing from the plane. I just wanted to let you know this because it sounds like I am cool. On the way to Sacramento with a short stop in Vegas. Hopefully, I do not miss my plane and end up in a poker tournament for more $ than I can ...
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Report Service error
Yesterday I helped a developer troubleshoot an issue he was experiencing with a report. The report is hosted on a SQL 2008 instance used for testing and was being viewed in a Win Form application using the Report Viewer control. We congigured the viewer control opens the reports as an ...
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Signpost
Sometimes I feel as if all I do is direct people where to find the things they are looking for. Much like a signpost does. Now, I am not complaining about this. In fact, I want to be the signpost for others. I have no problem helping people find the ...
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Hiding Your “Kibbles and Bits”
One guess on who’s having WAY TOO MUCH FUN blogging these day?? LOL Too often DBAs don’t take the time to review their environments and their surface area exposure. You want to evaluate the features that you’ve enabled and determine if they are required. The less features ...
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Lessons Learned: When the Lights Go Out
Several years ago, when my company moved into our current building, some decisions were made at a level over my boss’ head. We have UPS power in our server rooms, but we don’t have standby generators for the building. At the time, it was deemed too expensive. This morning ...
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Leave-A-Comment Day!
I recently watched the movie Julie and Julia with my wife; even though I was the only male in the audience (seriously), I really enjoyed the film. It was pretty funny, particularly if you remember who Julia Child was. Back when I was a kid (before cable TV), we ...
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