The same ANSI Standard SQL query can run against identical data on SQL Server and Oracle and return different results. So just because your application issues ANSI standard SQL, don't assume it's portable.
2006-11-09
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This video sample shows how the clustering algorithm can be used to automatically validate data.
2006-11-08
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In this presentation, you'll see how you can use Excel 2007 to view data and create quick reports against data in Analysis Services. Then, you'll see how to conditionally format the data and apply rules to the data.
2006-11-08
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SQL Server 2005 replication agents are configured optimally out of the box, but occasionally you might need to alter the default behavior by tweaking the agent's parameters. SQL Server 2005 exposes some parameters through graphical interface that were available only from command line or through agent job steps in previous releases. Baya Pavliashvili encourages you to learn the new options available with each replication agent and how to fine-tune these options for your applications.
2006-11-07
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Working with a new piece of technology can be intimidating. Not having the technology installed correctly can only lead to more difficultly. This guide outlines steps to properly install SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and the current service pack to get you going in the right direction.
2006-11-06
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You may find this shocking, but some IT people lie on their CV. Richard Morris offers a rare glimpse into the dark underworld of the people tasked with rooting out the CV fraudsters.
2006-11-03
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Most of us don't get to make hiring decisions, whether we're interviewing or helping to interview someone. However we often have input on new employees. Steve Jones brings us some thoughts on helping to make the hiring decision.
2006-11-02
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If you create functions or stored procedures from SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, you will notice that the new window is filled with a template. In general, you get a skeleton interspersed with markers. This article discusses how you can use templates.
2006-11-02
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A new product from SoftArtisans makes it easy for Reporting Services users to work in their familiar Word and Excel environments. Longtime author Jonathan Spink brings us a review of this software.
2006-11-01
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With the release of SQL Server 2005, the paradigm of working with this database changed. Robert Pearl brings us a book review of the highly acclaimed book from one of the premier SQL Server consulting companies in the US: Scalability Experts.
2006-11-01
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I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers