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SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
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SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
Before an existing database can be restored, there should be connections using the database in question. If the database is...
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SQL Server – Kill all sessions using database
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
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2013-08-26
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
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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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