Revisiting catch-all queries
I originally wrote about catch-all queries early in 2009, just as something that I’d seen several times in client code. It turned into the 3rd most popular post ever...
2018-03-13
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday Colorado Springs, and a full-day class with the MidnightDBAs!
Edit: Now with discount code! We’ll be speaking at SQL Saturday Colorado Springs on Saturday March 24. The day before that, we...
2018-03-13
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SQL Server 2026: BAGI Edition (#TSQL2SDAY 100!)
It’s T-SQL Tuesday’s 8 year birthday (or close enough), and Adam Machanic has challenged us with the question: what will the world be like when T-SQLTuesday turns 16? Not...
2018-03-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #100!
The monthly blog party is back and we’ve reached the mythical number 100. The host of this month is the...
2018-03-13
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TSQL Tuesday #100: A Look To The Future
So for this month’s TSQL Tuesday, Adam Mechanic has asked us to take a look into the future and think...
2018-03-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #100: Looking Forward
The future, 100 months from now: It’s Monday, 6 July 2026. It’s been quite a week since SQL Server Update...
2018-03-13
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Using Stored Procedures in SQL Server For Better Performance
Intoduction to Stored Procedures in SQL Server
SQL Server uses Different types of stored procedures. They are the quickest method of...
2018-03-13
711 reads
Using Stored Procedures in SQL Server For Better Performance
Intoduction to Stored Procedures in SQL Server
SQL Server uses Different types of stored procedures. They are the quickest method of accessing and manipulating database on the server. SPs are...
2018-03-13
6 reads
Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via...
2018-03-12
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Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via a SQL SSIS ETL solution. Specifically the SQL DW...
2018-03-12
35 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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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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