Missing some folks
In a community the size of SQL Server Central, it's natural for people
to come and go, especially with contributions to...
2005-12-15
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Brian Kelley
- Interests: Chess, Reading, Soccer (Football), Baseball, Animals, Theology
2005-12-14
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Simple script to show what drives all databases are on
Had a need for this the other day. We just needed a quick dump of which
drives each database was using....
2005-12-09
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New SQL Server 2005 Books Online available
I saw this first on Karen Watterson's blog. Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server 2005's Books Online:
Download
A quick...
2005-12-07
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2005-12-07
1,271 reads
Updated my professional site
Slowly reworking my professional site at http://www.truthsolutions.com/
but as of right now it's more of a brochure site than anything else....
2005-11-30
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Update on MSSQL::OlleDB - Name Change
SQL Server MVP Erland Sommarskog has announced
a name change to MSSQL::OlleDB. It's now known as Win32::SQLServer.
This is to bring it...
2005-11-27
1,341 reads
New Version of Apex SQL Edit released
Looked over at the Apex SQL site and noticed they released a new
version of ApexSQL Edit last weekend. I went...
2005-11-26
1,508 reads
"Predicate Evaluation Order"
In writing an article for SQL Server Standard's January issue, I received a tech edit comment from Adam Machanic
about a...
2005-11-25
1,489 reads
PromptSQL - Intellisense for SQL Server
Visual Studio has spoiled me. I love the Intellisense feature that has continued to evolve with each new edition of Microsoft's...
2005-11-25
1,515 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Multiple Escape Characters
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
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