SQLPeople INSPIRE NYC - Coming this FALL - November 12, 2011
Nature abhors a
vacuum. So, when I see so many SQL
Server happenings going on all over the country, and indeed the...
2011-08-15
1,836 reads
Robert Pearl
T-SQL Tuesday #21 - Yes, Today is Wednesday!
T-SQL Tuesday #21 - A Day Late and Totally Full of It
Holy Crap! What in the world are we talking about...
2011-08-10
1,855 reads
Telecommuting - Hype or Happening? - Making the Case to your Higher-ups
We've seen the argument before, that working from home, actually increases productivity. This is one of the major cases in...
2011-08-01
2,540 reads
NYC SQL Server User Group - this Thursday - SQL2K8 Audit Feature
Quick update. This Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the NYC SQL Server User Group at Microsoft HQ in NYC, SQL MVP...
2011-07-26
1,460 reads
The SQLSaturday Sensation - Celebrating the 100th Event!
The SQLSaturday Sensation!
Congratulations, Brazil! You are the recipient host country for SQLSaturday #100!! On Saturday, November 26, 2011, when the...
2011-07-19
2,435 reads
Event: NJSQL UG Tomorrow 7/19 - Management Data Warehouse
If you're in the local NY/NJ Tri-State area, and planning on attending, this is a reminder from the New Jersey...
2011-07-18
688 reads
Manic Monday......Notes from the field, Playing catchup
It's the beginning of the new work week, and as they say, it's Just Another Manic Monday....[Bangles].
I have a...
2011-07-18
1,115 reads
SQLSaturday #80 - Wheeling, West Virginia!
Next up, on the super SQLSaturday extravaganza, is SQLSaturday #80, in Wheeling, West Virginia! Wheeling, known as the friendly city,...
2011-07-12
1,001 reads
Meme Monday in July - PearlKnows All
It’s time for July’s Meme Monday, and below is my entry, Star date 07:11:11. Started by Twitter|@SQLRockstar, Thomas LaRock, today’s...
2011-07-11
1,247 reads
The Dog Died, and The Cat's on the Roof
Despite the title, this is a serious blog entry, dedicated to all you pet lover's out there. Although, I seek to...
2011-07-11
1,006 reads
Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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