Ward Pond's SQL Server blog
Ruminating on issues pertinent to the design and development of sound databases and processes under Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2000 (while reserving the right to vent about anything else that's on my mind)
Non-Technical Content: Redmond Raiders Win Thriller
Another dispatch from the Northern Washington Babe Ruth 13U Tournament.. Last night, the Redmond...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/15/2006
DWWTWT?: July 14
Happy 5th Anniversary, Gale!! Bless your heart for letting the boys and me be.. Out and about in...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/14/2006
DWWTWT?: July 13
Out and about in Moses Lake.. Walked: 10 Drove: 7 Did Not Compete: 7 Go Raiders! -wp
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/13/2006
Non-Technical Content: Raiders Now 1-1 In Tournament Play
Today's action in the Northern Washington Babe Ruth Tournament saw our Redmond Raiders fall to the...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/13/2006
Optional Parameters: Adam Hopes I'm Joking, But The Joke's On Me
This is absolutely my last gasp on optional parameters. Adam Machanic left some syntax in a comment...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/12/2006
DWWTWT?: July 12
Out and about in Moses Lake.. Walked: 10 Drove: 7 Did Not Compete: 6 Go Raiders! -wp
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/12/2006
DWWTWT?: July 11
On our way out the door to Moses Lake.. Walked: 10 Drove: 7 Did Not Compete: 5 Seven days, with no...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/11/2006
Database Programming: One Last Gasp On Optional Parameters
July 12 update: Everything that follows is WRONG. See Adam's comment and my follow-up. You might...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/10/2006
DWWTWT?: July 10
After a week off, today I was back in the saddle and back on my feet: Walked: 9 Drove: 7 Did Not...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/10/2006
DWWTWT?: July 7
Completing a work week of leisure: Walked: 8 Drove: 7 Did Not Compete: 5 We did fire up the MG today...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/07/2006
DWWTWT?: July 5
No work today, as my vacation continues: Walked: 8 Drove: 7 Did Not Compete: 3 Tonight is a big...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/05/2006
Database Programming: No Better Options For Optional Parameters
Well, the current leg of the great "optional parameter code-off" has been completed. You definitely...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/05/2006
DWWTWT?: July 4
Today is Independence Day in the US, a company holiday. It would be incredibly silly of me to either...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/04/2006
Redmond Raiders Update: Moses Lake, Here They Come!
A brief update for those of you interested in Babe Ruth basball: Kyle's team, the Redmond Raiders,...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/03/2006
Database Programming: Nearing Capitulation On Optional Parameters
Adam and Tony both left comments indicating that either flavor of my proposed optional parameter...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/03/2006
DWWTWT?: July 3
I'm on vacation today, so we need to add a new category to our scorecard: Walked: 8 Drove: 7 Did Not...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/03/2006
Database Programming: An Incrementally Better Mousetrap For Optional Parameters
enderC points out that the syntax I proposed in last night's post on optional parameters can be made...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2006
DWWTWT?: June 30
Another beautiful day, and a clean sweep for the week! This morning's insight is that it took me...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2006
Do I Need To Start A Baseball Feed?
With last night's posts, you might have noticed a couple of loose ends being tied up. I'm trying to...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2006
Made In Express Contest Finalists Selected
I first blogged on this contest way back in March.. well, the twelve finalists have been selected,...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2006
Database Programming: Optional Parameters Revisited
Frequent visitors might recall a thread earlier in the spring regarding optional parameters to a...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2006
DWWTWT?: June 29
There's a local saying in the Puget Sound area that the true start of summer is July 5th. For the...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/29/2006
What Do You Get When You Put 600 Database Developers In A Room?
Well, earlier this afternoon at least, you got SQL-Fest, which is believed to be the largest SQL...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/28/2006
DWWTWT?: June 28
Our heat wave has finally broken in the Seattle area. The change actually came on in the early...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/28/2006
DWWTWT?: June 27
The heat wave currently besetting our area is beginning to abate somewhat; highs only in the mid-80s...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/27/2006
Epilogue: Not All Dreams Come True
I just wanted to follow up yesterday's post on the Redmond Red Sox. Last night, the boys played in...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/27/2006
DWWTWT?: June 26
You folks in the midwest and on the eastern seaboard of the United States are probably used to the...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/26/2006
DWWTWT?: June 23
Another beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest.. temperatures are near 80 degrees today, and...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/23/2006
DWWTWT?: June 22
Another beautiful day on the east side of Seattle for the first full day of summer.. temperatures in...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/22/2006
This Blog Is One Year Old!
That's right, this humble enterprise, which began its on-line life with a questionable Admiral...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/22/2006
DWWTWT?: June 21
No transition meetings on this, the longest day of the year.. a brilliant, sunny, 70ish degree day.....
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/21/2006
DWWTWT?: June 20
The penultimate (scheduled) transistion meeting was held this morning across the hallway from my...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/20/2006
DWWTWT?: June 19
Woot! No transition meetings and no off-site appointments that couldn't be handled via conference...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/19/2006
Happy Birthday, Mom
Today would've been my mom's 79th birthday. I can't call her today. I wish I could. If you can,...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/18/2006
DWWTWT?: June 16
More transition meetings today, so I struck out the first week: Walked: 0Drove: 5 Monday should be a...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/16/2006
DWWTWT?: June 15
More transition meetings, so no walking today.. Walked: 0Drove: 4 -wp
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/15/2006
DWWTWT?: June 14
Today, I not only had meetings in two separate Microsoft campuses (campii?), I also had another...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/15/2006
DWWTWT?: June 13
Today, I finished up my office move. Thank goodness the laptop is still working, because my desktop...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/13/2006
New Job, New (non-technical) Blog Feature
Frequent readers of this blog will note that today is my first day at my new job in the SQL Server...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/12/2006
Good Luck, Robert Scoble
Late last night, a certain geek-focused corner of the blogosphere worked itself into something of...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/11/2006
.Net Inside Microsoft: Meet Brad Uhrich
One of my teammates passed along this link from Channel 9, which offers up a 48:44 video of our...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/25/2006
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 QFE Rollup Released
The most recent set of fixes for SQL Server 2005, the Service Pack 1 QFE Rollup, is available for...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/23/2006
Front Page (Career) News: Opportunity Knocks; Your Correspondent Answers
Don’t it always seem to hit you Right when you think you can lay back easy? -- Front Page News, Bill...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/12/2006
Database Programming: SET Options That Impact XML Access In SQL Server 2005
The information in this post comes from Books OnLine...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/04/2006