SQL Statistics – another Spin
I was reading a blog by Pinal Dave that was about using catalog views to obtain information about stats for...
2011-07-01
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Jason Brimhall
SQL Statistics – another Spin
I was reading a blog by Pinal Dave that was about using catalog views to obtain information about stats for the entire database. While reading the blog, I was...
2011-07-01
24 reads
70-450 Study Guide
In my last post concerning my certification journey I said I may post a study guide. I have thought it...
2011-06-30
4,768 reads
70-450 Study Guide
In my last post concerning my certification journey I said I may post a study guide. I have thought it over and a sweetened condensed version of some of...
2011-06-30
7 reads
Arggghhhhh
I have a new tune stuck in my head now. It got stuck there this afternoon shortly after my computer...
2011-06-30
1,636 reads
Arggghhhhh
I have a new tune stuck in my head now. It got stuck there this afternoon shortly after my computer was forced into a reboot. I was in the...
2011-06-30
8 reads
MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in...
2011-06-27
767 reads
MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in SQL 2008, other things came up that have slowed...
2011-06-27
3 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery
When I first read this article, I thought to myself “I have no clue on this one. What could I...
2011-06-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery
There are three types of disasters that are seldom expected. Read about the fun of dealing with these different types of disasters.
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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