Where is SYSDATE()? I've talked about this one before, but due to a recent conversation about building a datetime value from separate date/time columns or variables, it may be worth bringing up again. When SQL Server 2008 introduced several new date/time types, they also added new built-in functions, like SYSDATETIME() and SYSDATETIMEOFFSET(). ...

Here are the Connect items I'd like to draw your attention to this week.  I have abandoned the idea of trying to keep track of vote counts and overall rating.  Being lazy might be a small part of it, but it is mostly because I just don't think it makes sense to assume that my postings are all that influence Connect behavior.  I know ...