The sysname datatype defaults to not NULL.
The other day I was creating a table to store some metadata. Since the metadata I was collecting (sys.databases.name for ... Continue reading
2021-09-10 (first published: 2021-08-26)
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Kenneth Fisher
Remote Desktop: Force the resolution to match the screen size.
One of the things I hate most about using remote desktop is when the resolution for the remote server is ... Continue reading
2021-09-09
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Auditing with “C2 Auditing” and “Common Criteria Compliance”
I’m going to be fairly high level on these because to be honest, if you are going to use them ... Continue reading
2021-09-07
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Work requests: It’s broke. Fix it.
Many years ago I was given a work request that literally just said: It’s broke. Fix it. I’m sure you ... Continue reading
2021-09-03 (first published: 2021-08-12)
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Experiment: Does sp_recompile on a table update associated views.
tldr: No. You have to use sp_refreshview. One of the only good things to come out of all of the ... Continue reading
2021-09-01 (first published: 2021-08-17)
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Thoughts on a work/life balance – Spend Wisely : T-SQL Tuesday #141
Wow, it’s TSQL Tuesday again! Tjay Belt (blog|twitter) is our host this month and he’d like us to talk about ... Continue reading
2021-08-27 (first published: 2021-08-10)
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Error: Cannot continue the execution because the session is in the kill state.
This was a rather interesting error. I’d certainly never seen it before, and based on one of the answers to ... Continue reading
2021-08-24
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Interview Tip: Know your resume
Seriously. Make a point of reading your resume before submitting it, and again before an interview. I’ve been helping with ... Continue reading
2021-08-20 (first published: 2021-08-05)
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A new presentation on Auditing your databases
I’m giving a presentation at the PASS Data Community Summit 2021 being put on by Redgate! It’s going to be ... Continue reading
2021-08-19
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SQL Homework – August 2021 – Security Standards
A few years back (wow time flies) I had you Work with Security. It’s been a while so if you ... Continue reading
2021-08-18 (first published: 2021-08-03)
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers