What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered.
SELECT
[GroupBy1].[A1] AS...
2016-11-11
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Igor Micev
What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered. [crayon-5e81b52eda1f0195410103/] Even simple, this query was causing troubles on our production...
2016-11-11
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What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered. [crayon-5e96566159ca8644006533/] Even simple, this query was causing troubles on our production...
2016-11-11
17 reads
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...
2016-10-11
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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 to own an Azure account. In the account you...
2016-10-11
14 reads
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 to own an Azure account. In the account you...
2016-10-11
2 reads
Changing SQL Server name
This post is about how to rename a stand-alone SQL server instance. There could be some reasons to do that:...
2016-10-02
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Changing SQL Server name
This post is about how to rename a stand-alone SQL server instance. There could be some reasons to do that:...
2016-10-02
290 reads
Changing SQL Server name
This post is about how to rename a stand-alone SQL server instance. There could be some reasons to do that: You simply forgot to change the name of your...
2016-10-02
16 reads
Changing SQL Server name
This post is about how to rename a stand-alone SQL server instance. There could be some reasons to do that: You simply forgot to change the name of your...
2016-10-02
34 reads
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Detecting Characters
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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