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SSMS Shortcuts
Below are some common SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts that I use on a daily basis to make my SQL life much more productive: Ctrl-N…..Open a New Query with the Existing Connection...
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My Attempt To Install SSMS on Citrix….Fail
I had a goal in mind: install SSMS on Citrix so that if I had to look at one of my SQL servers, I would not need to remote desktop into my desktop or the server itself, in case I needed to look at...
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My Attempt To Install SSMS on Citrix….Pass (Part Two)
Yesterday I told you about my failed attempt to install SSMS for SQL Server 2008 R2 as a Citrix application and the failure that ensued. My apologies for making you wait a day for the solution, but I...
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CodePlex Tool: SQL Server 2008 Extended Events SSMS Addin
Yesterday we discussed traversing the CodePlex tool offerings for SQL Server. Our first installment is the SQL Server 2008 Extended Events SSMS Addin written by MVP/MCM Jonathan Kehayias...
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Color Coding SSMS
Finally got around to color coding my SQL Server Management Studio (2008) on my desktop today, which is a great feature if you haven’t set it up already. Essentially it changes the color at the bottom...
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Fun With SSMS
Recently I was showing a friend a query in SSMS, cause that’s what geeks do. I typed ‘SELECT’ and then dragged the columns over to the query window. He said “whoa, how did you do that?” Which...
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Duplicate Columns
Yesterday I needed to find several tables in a database that contained a certain column name. It is usually easy if you have only a few tables but this database has almost 2000 tables. I needed to use...
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Exploring SQL Server 2012: Code Snippets
One of the new features available in SQL Server 2012 is the Code Snippet Manager. Previously this was available through third-party tools and add-ins. The Code Snippets Manager is available through...
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