Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 2: Extended Properties
With the following technique, you can quickly read information stored in the extended properties of a SQL Server table.
2011-09-27
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2011-09-27 (first published: 2009-10-28)
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Find Last Restart of SQL Server
How can you tell when your SQL Server instance was last started? In this tip we look at various methods of how to get the start time for a SQL Server instance.
2011-09-27
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Come Visit the Tacoma SQL Server Users Group
A new user group is forming at the University of Washington in Tacoma, WA. Come to their next meeting on Sept 29th, 2011.
2011-09-26
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SQL Code Reuse: Teaching a Dog New Tricks
Developers, by every natural instinct and training, strive to make their code reusable and generic. Dissuading them from doing so, in certain circumstances, is akin to trying to persuade a dog not to fetch a stick.
2011-09-26
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SQL Server Log Shipping For Large Databases
In this article you will see the detailed steps needed to implement the log shipping for large databases.
2011-09-23
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SQL Source Control Webinar 11 - Whatever Your Source Control System - Seamlessly Link it to SQL Server
In this free webinar you will learn how to effortlessly source control your database using SVN, TFS, Vault, Vault Pro, Perforce, Mercurial, GIT, and Bazaar to name just a few, in fact any source control system with a command line. See how to download, install and share changes in under 5 minutes.
2011-09-23
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Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 1: SELECT in a Keystroke
This is the first of three tips on how ETL Developers can be more productive by applying custom SSMS shortcuts to the most often used tasks.
2011-09-22
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2011-09-22 (first published: 2009-10-21)
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Prepare for Disaster Recovery - Webinar #13
The SQLServerCentral webinar series continues with Steve Jones talking about the ways you can recover from disasters with a little preparation.
2011-09-22
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Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers