Procedure Creation – Correct Syntax, Wrong Database
Recently, on a Friday evening, we released an update to one of our core applications. As expected, it went smoothly...
2015-04-02
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Blog Posts
Simple Parameterization and Data Types
Simple paramaterization occurs when the optimizer determines that a query would benefit from a reusable plan, so it takes the...
2015-04-02 (first published: 2015-03-24)
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SSDT Myths #1 - SSDT only works with TFS
I was reading a white paper from a Sql Server tools vendor about how to integrate their tools with SSDT...
2015-04-02
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SSDT Myths 1 - SSDT only works with TFS
I was reading a white paper from a Sql Server tools vendor about how to integrate their tools with SSDT...
2015-04-02
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SSDT Myths 1 - SSDT only works with TFS
I was reading a white paper from a Sql Server tools vendor about how to integrate their tools with SSDT...
2015-04-02
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SSDT Myths 1 - SSDT only works with TFS
I was reading a white paper from a Sql Server tools vendor about how to integrate their tools with SSDT...
2015-04-02
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SSDT Myths 1 - SSDT only works with TFS
I was reading a white paper from a Sql Server tools vendor about how to integrate their tools with SSDT and while it was very interesting there were a...
2015-04-02
Finally, a Universal Data Integration Utility
Earlier today, the fine folks at the F. Oobar Corporation released a revolutionary product: a universal data integration utility. This...
2015-04-01
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Indexes fill factor impact on the fragmentation
This is a short post that is considering the indexes fill factor impact on the fragmentation. Analysis of indexes is...
2015-04-01
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Microsoft buys the dictionary
It seems that Microsoft has finally gotten tired of all the jokes about the word “performant” or using “ask” as...
2015-04-01
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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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UNISTR Escape
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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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