Exploring the Varbinary Type
A brief look at the Varbinary data type and its uses in SQL Server for beginners.
2013-02-07
12,672 reads
Timothy A Wiseman
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Single User Performance of SQLite v. SQL Server
A look at the performance of SQL Server compared to SQLite for single user applications.
2012-07-19
7,062 reads
An Informal Look at Database Performance
A review on the basic steps to correct a poorly performing query
2010-09-08
12,477 reads
Going From Many Schemas To One Schema
A Technique to deal with moving data from multiple schemas into one table
2010-08-09
6,400 reads
Undocumented Extended and Stored Procedures
Some useful undocumented extended and stored procedures in SQL Server 2005
2009-11-20 (first published: 2008-05-09)
33,438 reads
2008-12-02
9,122 reads
2008-09-09
12,786 reads
CTEs in Report Creation
A discussion on using CTEs to speed the development and maintenance of reports and enhance readability.
2008-03-31
6,157 reads
Reading Ad Hoc Text Files with OpenDataSource
Discusses the techniques and reasons to use opendatasource for reading text files in SQL Server 2005.
2007-12-13
10,374 reads
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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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