Trace Flag 3226 - Suppress all successful backups in SQL server error log
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In-Memory OLTP in SQL 2016
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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