Ravi Kumar SV

I am Ravi Kumar SV working as SQL Server Consultant for Hyderabad-based Healthcare Company. I started my IT career in 1998 with Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0. While working on Visual Basic 5 and 6 for five years, I was introduced to Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 there on I explored SQL Server technology. I have expertise in Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 to its latest form. I also worked with Pharma manufacturing Company, Jewellery manufacturing unit, and Healthcare Company as Sybase, SQL Server and Oracle consultant.

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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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