Replication Snapshot Errors Caused By Compatibility Level Setting
I ran across an interesting replication error recently that's worth sharing. It happened while using a distributor running SQL 2008,...
2009-07-22
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Kendal Van Dyke
SQL Quiz #4 - Leadership
Chris Shaw posts SQL quiz #4, I make an observation on Twitter about who gets tagged, Brent Ozar tags me...
2009-07-14
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The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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See You In Seattle For PASS 2009!
Last Friday I got the official notice that I've been selected to present a community session at the 2009 PASS...
2009-06-15
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Speaking At Space Coast SQL Users Group On June 11
Just a quick note to mention that I'm speaking at the next Space Coast SQL Users Group on Thursday, June...
2009-06-09
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Inside A Datacenter
I spent the last 4 days in Denver helping my company move in a new datacenter and while I was...
2009-05-20
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SQL Saturday Jacksonville Recap
Note: I intended to post this last week but life\work\burnout and installing Windows 7 RC got in the way.
Another weekend,...
2009-05-12
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SQL Saturday Atlanta Recap
I had a great time at SQL Saturday Atlanta last weekend. I drove from Orlando to Atlanta on Friday with...
2009-04-29
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PASS Summit Sessions Submitted
It's official – I've submitted my abstracts for the 2009 PASS Summit and received my confirmation. Now I wait to see...
2009-04-24
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Register A Server More Than Once In SSMS
In yesterday's post about using SQL 2008 Express as a Central Management Server I mentioned that you can't register a...
2009-04-21
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers