Determine size of the file using T-SQL/Powershell/Ole Objects
There are many ways to find the filesize.
This post is all about identifing the filesize using T-SQL,Instantiating OLE Objects and...
2014-11-07
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Blog Posts
Friday Followup For November 7, 2014
It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...
2014-11-07
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Go-Karting Friday PM after PASS Summit 2014 Wraps Up
Hi everyone! If you’d like to join us in the second installation of a high-speed tradition after the SQL PASS...
2014-11-07
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How to find all running SQL Server Instance on a machine ? TIP #70
Hello friends,
Many times it happened with me I forgot the instance name of SQL Server.
So here is a small trick...
2014-11-07
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PASS Summit: Blogger Q&A with Board of Directors Executive Committee
On Thursday, I was invited as a blogger to attend an intimate conversation (Q&A) with the PASS Board of Directors:...
2014-11-07
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Reblog: October 31 to November 6
Photo credit – Husso
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just...
2014-11-07
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Remove Witness from SQL Server Database Mirroring
1) After connecting to the principal server instance, Right-click the database & go to properties. Select Mirroring from left side option.
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2014-11-07 (first published: 2014-10-27)
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SQL PASS Summit 2014 Diary – Days 3-5
The last two days have been an absolute blur. As I first posted this week, I had planned to blog...
2014-11-07
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Summit 2014 – Next Impressions
As Summit 2014 begins to wind down, it is time for some more impressions from the week. The week has...
2014-11-07
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Summit 2014 – Next Impressions
As Summit 2014 begins to wind down, it is time for some more impressions from the week. The week has been good so far. It has been very busy...
2014-11-07
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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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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