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Dirty looking SQL, MDX, or DAX? Clean it up
A quick tip for you: Ever get some SQL or MDX sent to you in an email, or copied from a website, or pulled from SQL Profiler, that is difficult to understand because it’s not formatted? Well, there are a couple … Continue reading
Posted in DAX, MDX, Quick Tip, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication
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