Kamil

My name is Kamil Nowinski and I'm the founder & owner of SQLPlayer blog.
I'm Microsoft Data Platform MVP, MCSE. Senior Data Engineer, data geek and friend of Redgate. I speak at user groups and conferences across Europe. Love #SQLfamily and Community around Microsoft Data Platform - that's why my podcast is called "Ask SQL Family" where I talk to well-known and valued specialists in the industry (including Microsoft employees).

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ASF 024: Leila Etaati interview

Introduction Leila Etaati is an AI MVP, mentor, trainer, speaker and consultant. She spoke in some important conference such as Microsoft USA Ignite, Microsoft Data Insight Summit, SQL PASS,...

2019-07-26

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ASF 024 video invitation

I’m happy to announce that the next episode of “Ask SQL Family” podcast is coming. This time our guest is an amazing woman, not only in AI and Power...

2019-07-19

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ASF 023 video invitation

I’m happy to announce that the next episode of “Ask SQL Family” podcast is coming. This time our guest is Amit Bansal. We were talking to him during this...

2019-06-21

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Last Week Reading (2019-06-09)

Hello there! Another week, another roundup of Internet interesting stuff. Press Microsoft Business Applications Summit The event is happening now in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA....

2019-06-10

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2025 Wrapped for Steve

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The North Star for the Year

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Multiple Escape Characters

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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection

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Hi, below i show various results trying to reach our ftp site (a globalscape...

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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?

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