More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
There are many ways to accomplish a task in SQL Server, and almost every technology. But too much choice might not be the best thing for beginners.
2008-02-12
92 reads
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More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
There are many ways to accomplish a task in SQL Server, and almost every technology. But too much choice might not be the best thing for beginners.
2008-02-12
44 reads
More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
There are many ways to accomplish a task in SQL Server, and almost every technology. But too much choice might not be the best thing for beginners.
2008-02-12
48 reads
And Then There Was One
Windows 2008 RTMs, a change from the SQL Server support team, and a Jump Start for Katmai.
2008-02-11
51 reads
The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server. This editorial was originally published on Mar 5, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
2008-02-11
289 reads
And Then There Was One - iPod
Windows 2008 RTMs, a change from the SQL Server support team, and a Jump Start for Katmai.
2008-02-09
38 reads
And Then There Was One - MP3
Windows 2008 RTMs, a change from the SQL Server support team, and a Jump Start for Katmai.
2008-02-09
44 reads
And Then There Was One - WMV
Windows 2008 RTMs, a change from the SQL Server support team, and a Jump Start for Katmai.
2008-02-09
43 reads
The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server.
2008-02-09
45 reads
The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server.
2008-02-09
51 reads
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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:
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FROM dbo.CustomerName
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