Author: John Morehouse

Recently I had a conversation with a colleague that wasn’t aware of the REVERSE function in SQL Server.  I had sent them a code snippet and they inquired as to what the purpose of the function was.  Essentially, this function that reverses any string value. For example, the phrase: The […]

I’m a huge fan of Ola Hallengren‘s free utility scripts. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s a great tool to manage backups, index maintenance and the overall health of your SQL Servers. It is utilized around the globe and it is completely free. Although his script is very thorough I […]

M.A.S.H 4077.  Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.  One of my all time favorite TV shows that I still watch to this day.  There is one episode that has always stuck with me is one where Hawkeye has to deal with death of a friend during surgery. Afterwards, Colonel Blake imparts advice […]

Quick look at @@options and a script that will be a little more useful to see what options are enabled for your current session.