SQL Server A to Z – Waits
In the world of SQL Server, a process is either running, runnable, or waiting. A running process is, obviously, running;...
2011-11-28
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Colleen M. Morrow
Optimizing Backup Performance
If your environment is anything like mine, backups are usually not allocated the speediest disk. Generally speaking, those disks are...
2011-11-22
1,653 reads
SQL Server A to Z – Views
Happy Wednesday folks! Hope everyone’s having a great week. This episode of SQL Server A to Z is brought to...
2011-11-16
1,070 reads
Creating a Transaction Log Full Alert
When I was a kid, my mom had an old cookie-tin in which she kept her sewing supplies. On the...
2011-11-10
1,256 reads
SQL Server A to Z – User-Defined Functions
The alphabet is quickly winding down (so sad). We’re up to the letter U and that stands for User-defined functions.
What...
2011-11-07
1,357 reads
SQL Tribal Knowledge
Ever felt like trying your hand at writing? November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for our savvy readers). ...
2011-11-04
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DDL Auditing presentation – feedback
Well, I finally got the feedback from my SQL Audit presentation last month, and I’m very pleased. Ok, more than...
2011-11-03
782 reads
PASS Summit 2012
Yes, I know you just got back from the 2011 Summit. Kinda like I just got back from vacation. But...
2011-10-31
1,461 reads
Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers