Parsing HTML to SQL using SQLDOM
It is simple to parse HTML directly to SQL, manipulate, and render back to HTML using SQLDOM
2019-07-15 (first published: 2012-04-16)
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Articles
Politics makes for bad databases - plus calculate British holidays
In this piece, learn about changes in UK holidays and get a script to calculate them.
2019-07-15
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10 steps you can take to be compliant worldwide – free whitepaper
Learn how data protection legislation is changing around the world and the 10 steps database teams can take to ensure compliance and defend against data breaches.
2019-07-15 (first published: 2019-06-21)
Reporting Services Basics: Understanding Data Sources and Datasets
Data sources and datasets are critical components of an SSRS report, but many people new to SSRS struggle to understand them. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger shows you how to create these components and explains when they should be shared vs. embedded.
2019-07-15
Azure DWH part 20: Create External and Internal tables As Select
CTAS and CETAS are very important T-SQL features in ASDW. These features allow to create a table and fill with data based on a query.
2019-07-12 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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4 Ways to Move Data Into a Reporting Server
You’ve decided that you need to offload reports to a different SQL Server, and you’re willing to pay the costs. Here are the most common ways to move the data from production to a reporting server, arranged roughly from easiest-to-implement to hardest.
2019-07-12
Loading data into SQL Data Warehouse
In this step-by-step guide, we’ll be walking through the process of moving data from an on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Data Warehouse using the Copy Data feature in Azure Data Factory. The use case we’ll focus on is the first-time loading of data.
2019-07-12
A DBA's Look at the Data Catalog
A data catalog is a way of classifying and adding metadata about the information in your database for compliance purposes. Take a look at how one DBA is using Redgate's Data Catalog.
2019-07-11
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Data privacy: don’t look forward, look back
What does Amazon’s Alexa have to do with a wiretapping law from the 1960s? With all the talk about new data privacy legislation, we don’t stop to think about existing laws. Legislation like the GDPR kick-started the way the world views data privacy, and this blog post explores how existing laws are being used in new ways around the globe to enforce similar protection.
2019-07-11
The End of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Support
Many organisations still run their companies on SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2. There are many reasons to upgrade, but the most pressing reason is that extended support is running out. In this article, Brian Kelley explains what this means, tells you about some of the features you’ll gain if you upgrade, and provides some options.
2019-07-11
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Roundup
A good week ago I hosted the monthly T-SQL Tuesday blog party. I invited...
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers