PowerShell 101 for the DBA: Querying Your Servers with PowerShell
In my last blog post, I discussed how to get PowerShell and SQLPS up and running on your machine(s). And...
2009-09-22
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PowerShell 101 for the DBA – Installing PowerShell
Many DBAs have heard about the new scripting technology from Microsoft, but have yet to really dive right in. You...
2009-09-15
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Catching Up On SQLOrlando
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Somehow two years have elapsed since my last update; hopefully it won’t be that...
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Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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Database file shrink issue.
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The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers