Finding Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
In the previous blog, we discussed the Foreign Keys Constraints and how the CHECK Constraints are useful to verify the...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Dharmendra Keshari
How to Perform Database Hack-Attach
This blog demonstrates attaching a database on the SQL Server Instance which already has the same name database up and...
2018-04-23
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Find Missing Indexes For All SQL Server Databases
DMV (Database Management View) and DMO (Database Management Objects) were added in 2005. There have been huge improvements in each...
2018-04-16
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SQL Server Logical Query Processing
Recently, while reviewing one of the stored procedure performance, I suggested a couple of changes to a developer to improve...
2018-04-12
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What is a Foreign Key & How many foreign keys can you have on a single table?
Yesterday, I was attending a database design meeting. In the meeting, I was asked one of the questions – “How many...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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How to Check SQL Server View Utilization
If you are working on SQL Server optimization delicately, you may get often queries that how to find if any...
2018-04-09
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How SQL Compilation Can Prove the Server CPU
It is relatively easy to spot CPU-bound system. But, the source of CPU pressure is not always easy to pinpoint....
2018-04-02
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SQL Performance – Using Query Hint OPTION (FAST N)
It is fun working with SQL/Application developer where you exchange a lot of technical thoughts to find the root of...
2018-03-21
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TEMPDB Enhancements in SQL Server 2016
TEMPDB Enhancements in SQL Server 2016 - By default enforced to follow best practices.
2018-03-16 (first published: 2016-04-13)
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Set New Errorlog File location – SQL Server on Linux
For SQL Server 2017 RTM, the fourth cumulative update was released on 20th February, and it is available for download...
2018-03-08 (first published: 2018-03-01)
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Encoding Functions
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Question of the Day
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