Connect to SQL Azure database from SSMS
In this article I'll show you how to connect to SQL Azure database instance and create a simple database. First you have...
2016-06-17
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Igor Micev
Two new authentication options in SSMS 2016
Until SSMS 2014 there were the two standard authentication options for connecting to a SQL Server instance: Windows Authentication and...
2016-06-14
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create...
2016-06-13
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create...
2016-06-13
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create a CHECK constraint with any logical expression that returns...
2016-06-13
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create a CHECK constraint with any logical expression that returns...
2016-06-13
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it...
2016-06-11
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it...
2016-06-11
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it should be used carefully because it could often not...
2016-06-11
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it should be used carefully because it could often not...
2016-06-11
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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