2012-02-20
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Articles
TSQL Challenge 76 - Identify the sequence of accounting transactions
The challenge is to identify the sequence of accounting transactions.
2012-02-20
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How to Kill a Company in One Step or Save it in Three
The majority of companies that suffer a major data loss subsequently go out of business. Wesley David remembers vividly the day when the organisation he worked for found that they couldn't restore their data, and the subsequent struggles that ensued. Shoulda-woulda-coulda.
2012-02-20
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SQL Saturday #108 - Redmond
Come to a free day of SQL Server training on Feb 25, 2012 in Redmond, WA.
2012-02-20
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Use Dynamic SQL to Improve Query Performance
This article by Jonathan Roberts demonstrates how to use dynamic SQL and overcome its downsides.
2012-02-17 (first published: 2010-05-20)
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2012-02-16 (first published: 2010-09-29)
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Solving a Problem Importing Integers Using Format Files
When using format files to import data into SQL Server, the Integer(INT) data type needs special handling.
2012-02-16
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PASS Data Architecture VC presents On Beyond Zebra AdventureWorks OR where did I go wrong?
On Thursday February 16th at 12PM noon Central, Steve Simon will discuss “No Matter how well planned and executed, data structures sometime resembles something out of a Dr. Seuss book."
2012-02-16
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What's the Point of Using VARCHAR(n) Anymore?
The arrival of the (MAX) data types in SQL Server 2005 were one of the most popular feature for the database developer. At the time, there was a lot of discussion as to whether this freedom from having to specify string length came at a cost. Rob attempts to give a final answer as to any down-side.
2012-02-15
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A Guide to Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
This document shows how to install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services instance.
2012-02-14
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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RegEx Functions II
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^d') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers