Testing all procs before upgrading to Compatibility Level 90
You can use this script to check if any procs will break under compatibility level 90.
2012-03-08 (first published: 2008-01-29)
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Find and Replace a String in the Whole Database
Find and Replace a string in all string fields (char, varchar, etc) of all tables in the database.
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Change column type on constrained columns
Use this proc if you need to alter a column that is part of a primery key
2008-02-04 (first published: 2007-12-10)
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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