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
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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
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"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
1,490 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
1,517 reads
Writing an article - don't be afraid to get started!
Writing at article for SQL Server Central tends to be a very rewarding
experience. Every chance I get, I encourage others...
2005-11-25
1,491 reads
New version of ADO.NET provider for MySQL is available
The following announcement came out this morning on the Annouce mailing list for MySQL:
"MySQL Connector/Net 1.0.7, a new version of...
2005-11-21
1,631 reads
Brief from David Litchfield about Administrator Logins to a Database Server
David Litchfield has put out a brief (as
he says it, "It's called a brief because there's enough meat to make...
2005-11-19
1,402 reads
Google Base
There has been some talk on Google Base on the Full Disclosure security
list. I've also seen on another blog about...
2005-11-19
1,393 reads
MySQL 5.0 Released
Catching back up on things. MySQL 5.0 went "RTM" at the end of October.
Haven't had a lot of chances to...
2005-11-19
1,366 reads
New Perl Module for SQL Server released
For those who use Perl and access SQL Server, MVP Erland Sommarskog has
announced a new module which uses OLE DB...
2005-11-19
1,523 reads
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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