This Workbench is about using Regular expressions with SQL Server via TSQL. It doesn't even attempt to teach how regular expressions work or how to pull them together. There are plenty of such resources on the Web. The aim is to demonstrate a few possibilities and try to persuade you to experiment with them if you don't already use Regex with SQL Server.
2007-12-10
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Most SQL Server programmers know to use the SET NOCOUNT command to prevent the number of rows message from being returned to the client. But how does this affect performance? Does it make sense to qualify the owner on your objects? SQL Server guru David Poole brings us some performance analysis of how your stored procedures perform.
2007-12-07 (first published: 2006-12-11)
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Visa has developed Payment Applications Best Practices and will begin implementing mandates concerning them
2007-12-07
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When we talk about something being reliable, we're referring to it being dependable and predictable. When it comes to software, however, there are other key attributes that must also be present for the code to be considered reliable.
2007-12-07
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Storing sensitive data in your database leads to security risks. Learn how not storing sensitive data indefinitely is a form of data protection.
2007-12-07
2,968 reads
Using data modeling tools should be something that all SQL Server DBAs involved in development use, but most of us cannot afford the tools or have the expertise to use them. Jambu Krishnamurthy brings us a new article that shows how you can use Erwin to work with your data model.
2007-12-06 (first published: 2006-12-12)
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Moving the tempdb database in SQL Server is a simple process but does require the service to be restarted.
2007-12-06
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2007-12-06
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Buck Woody's SQL Server Reference Guide is your "one-stop shop" into the world of Microsoft's SQL Server, providing you with the information you need to manage and program SQL Server.
2007-12-06
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The use of bitmasking is usually limited to decoding values in the system views, but it can be useful in other places when you want to save space. New author Lee Everest brings us an introduction to bitmasking and its use in SQL Server 2005.
2007-12-05 (first published: 2006-12-13)
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By Steve Jones
Recently I had someone internally ask about whether SQL Source Control supports Git Hooks....
By Steve Jones
At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better...
I was messing around performing investigative work on a pod running SQL Server 2025...
I'm running a group MSA for the database engine and SQL Agent in a...
All, My query is as follows: SET DATEFORMAT dmy SELECT p.query_id, DATEADD(MICROSECOND,-rs.max_duration,rs.first_execution_time) AS starttime,...
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