SSMS Updates in 17.4
SSMS 17.4 is out, and if you haven’t upgraded from SQL 204, 2012, 2008, etc., you should do so. You...
2017-12-08
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Blog Posts
An Open Letter to the SQL Community: Regarding Speakers
(Part 1 of 2 -about and for Speakers.) The SQL Server community stands out as one of the most open,...
2017-12-07
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An Open Letter to the SQL Community: Regarding Speakers
(Part 1 of 2 -about and for Speakers.) The SQL Server community stands out as one of the most open, sharing, and giving technology communities. Around the world, there...
2017-12-07
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An Open Letter to the SQL Community: Regarding Speakers
(Part 1 of 2 -about and for Speakers.) The SQL Server community stands out as one of the most open, sharing, and giving technology communities. Around the world, there...
2017-12-07
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Closing all of the connections to a database
Doing a database restore may not be the most common task a database professional will ever do, but it’s a...
2017-12-07 (first published: 2017-11-27)
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Kalen Delaney’s Weekly Webinars
Anyone who has been working with SQL Server for any length of time should be aware of the name Kalen...
2017-12-07
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Watch Out for Automap in SQL Compare
I wrote a piece on SQL Compare and customizing the Automap feature. This was handy for me in a small...
2017-12-07 (first published: 2017-11-27)
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All Mac users should do this immediately
This post is a public service announcement for all users of macOS High Sierra (10.13). (Note: Apple has already released...
2017-12-06
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ARMED - Azure ARM VS Code extension
I have been working with ARM templates for a little while and have found it really annoying to test functions inside the templates, you see if you have an...
2017-12-06
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ARMED - Azure ARM VS Code extension
I have been working with ARM templates for a little while and have found it really annoying to test functions...
2017-12-06
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Doing Good at SQL Server Central
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers