Microsoft introduced the CURRENT_TIMEZONE() function in SQL Server 2019 for returning the time zone of the server.
More specifically, this function “returns the name of the time zone observed by a server or an instance”.
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4 Ways to Update a Document in MongoDB
MongoDB provides various ways to update a document. The method you use will depend on exactly how you want to perform the update.
This article presents 4 ways to update a document in MongoDB.
Continue readingHow to Delete a SQL Server Agent Job in Azure Data Studio
If you’ve installed the SQL Server Agent extension in Azure Data Studio, you will be able to see a list of SQL Server Agent jobs, as well as create, edit, view history, etc.
But you may be wondering how to delete a job.
If so, read on.
Continue readingFix “index name must be a string” when Dropping Multiple Indexes in MongoDB
If you encounter the “index name must be a string” error when dropping multiple indexes in MongoDB, it’s probably because you’re passing the specifications document instead of the name.
When you use the dropIndexes() method or the dropIndexes command to drop multiple indexes, you need to pass the index names (not the specifications documents) in an array.
7 Ways to Check your MongoDB Version
If you’re wondering what version of MongoDB you’re running, here are 7 ways you can use to check.
Actually, some of these check your MongoDB server version, and some check your mongo shell version. In any case, let’s take a look.
Continue readingRename a Primary Key in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sp_rename stored procedure to rename a user created object in the current database, including a primary key.
This can be handy if you’ve got a primary key that had its name automatically assigned, and you now want to give it a more readable name.
When you create a primary key without explicitly providing a name for it, SQL Server automatically delegates a name for it. Such names typically include a long numeric suffix, which makes it harder to remember. If you need to refer to that primary key (e.g. in your code, documentation, etc), such names can make your life more difficult. Fortunately, sp_rename provides a quick and easy way to change this name.
Create a Multi-Step SQL Server Agent Job (T-SQL)
In a previous article about creating a SQL Server Agent job with T-SQL, I demonstrated how to create a job with a single step.
In this article, I’ll show you how to create a job with multiple steps.
Continue readingHow to Do a LEFT SEMI JOIN in SQL Server
A LEFT SEMI JOIN is kind of a half-join. It returns any distinct values that are returned by both the query on the left and right sides of the query.
However, when using T-SQL in SQL Server, if you try to explicitly use LEFT SEMI JOIN in your query, you’ll probably get the following error:
How to Do a LEFT ANTI SEMI JOIN in SQL Server
A LEFT ANTI SEMI JOIN is a type of join that returns only those distinct rows in the left rowset that have no matching row in the right rowset.
But when using T-SQL in SQL Server, if you try to explicitly use LEFT ANTI SEMI JOIN in your query, you’ll probably get the following error:
5 Ways to Get the Milliseconds from a Date in MongoDB
This article presents 5 ways to return the milliseconds portion from a Date object in MongoDB.
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