The SQL Server 2008 Datetimeoffset Data Type
The Datetimeoffset Data Type was introduced in SQL Server 2008 (and .Net Frameword 3.5) and is the most advanced date and time date type available.
2014-03-28 (first published: 2011-04-18)
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James Skipwith
Custom Sequence Numbering
This article shows how to implement low cost custom sequence numbering logic via a cunning use of the the ROW_NUMBER() function
2013-06-14 (first published: 2011-02-07)
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Automatically Generate Stored Procedures
This article will show you how to automatically generate insert, update, and delete procedures for tables in your database
2013-01-01 (first published: 2011-02-10)
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RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers