The Software Comparison - Part 4
The final installment of Steve Jones' comparison between software developers and other professions looks at the most closely related: engineers.
2008-06-05
55 reads
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The Software Comparison - Part 4
The final installment of Steve Jones' comparison between software developers and other professions looks at the most closely related: engineers.
2008-06-05
40 reads
The Software Comparison - Part 4
The final installment of Steve Jones' comparison between software developers and other professions looks at the most closely related: engineers.
2008-06-05
52 reads
XML Workshop XX - Generating an RSS 2.0 Feed with TSQL(SQL server 2000)
SQL Server MVP Jacob Sebastian continues his very successful XML series with a foray into SQL Server 2000's XML capabilities for generating custom documents.
2008-06-04
4,150 reads
How do I ... reject alpha characters in a SQL Server character column?
Enforcing your data's integrity is probably the single most important issue you face when designing a database. Validating user input is one way of keeping bad data from making its way into your analyses and reports.
2008-06-04
3,708 reads
Identity Columns
When Nigel Rivett takes us on a tour of the apparently innocuous subject of Identity Columns in TSQL, even the seasoned programmer is due for one or two surprises.
2008-06-04
5,440 reads
Sync All Logins on a Server in a single click using SP_MSForEachDB
Reduce your recovery time and minimize the chance for error by resolving all logins in one script.
2008-06-03
15,428 reads
Intelligence on the Go: Mobile Delivery of BI
Many BI vendors now offer modules that let you deliver just about any report to smart phones, but as a major retailer, a health care provider and a major government agency have discovered, practical, tactical wins are the key to mobile success.
2008-06-03
2,362 reads
The Software Comparison - Part 3
Steve Jones takes another attempt at comparing software development to another profession. Today's target: doctors.
2008-06-03
63 reads
The Software Comparison - Part 3
Steve Jones takes another attempt at comparing software development to another profession. Today's target: doctors.
2008-06-03
54 reads
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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