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SQL Homework – February 2022 – “Soft” skills.
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SQL Homework – December 2021 – Changing collation
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2021-12-10 (first published: 2021-12-02)
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The less you hear from or about the DBAs the better they are doing their job.
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2021-12-07
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Data jokes
I’m feeling a bit uninspired this week, and I plan on only doing one post this week, so I figured ... Continue reading
2021-12-03 (first published: 2021-11-23)
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SQL Homework – December 2021 – Changing collation
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2021-12-02
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UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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