2014-04-25
1,746 reads
Steve Jones
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2014-04-24
1,454 reads
FileTable–Adding a file to a folder
At my Filestream/Filetable talk yesterday at SQL Intersection, someone asked me about programmatically adding a file to a Filetable. Easy...
2014-04-23 (first published: 2014-04-16)
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Open Source the MCM
The MCM certification program has been abandoned by Microsoft. Steve Jones thinks the material can still be useful for the community.
2014-04-23
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2014-04-23
1,537 reads
Due Diligence
How can you perform due diligence on new employees? There are a variety of ways, but Steve Jones has an idea that might help you nudge a potential employer in the direction you want them to move.
2014-04-22
414 reads
Open Call for Editorials
Steve Jones is putting out an open call for guest editorial pieces in the spring of 2014. If you're interested, read on.
2014-04-22 (first published: 2014-02-27)
1,247 reads
The Powershell Challenge Update
I’ve fallen down on my challenge over the last month. It’s been a content time, with me working more towards...
2014-04-22
750 reads
2014-04-22
1,953 reads
Consolidation Matters
Consolidating SQL Server instances is something Steve Jones has done in the past and he thinks we'll all do more of in the future.
2014-04-21
147 reads
Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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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