Does sp_rename on a column preserve the ms_description?
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Does sp_rename on a column preserve the ms_description?
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2016-08-15
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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? See possible answers