Unexpected result with the File System Task
Recently I ran across a forum thread where someone encountered an unexpected result when creating a directory using the File...
2013-10-09
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Unexpected result with the File System Task
Recently I ran across a forum thread where someone encountered an unexpected result when creating a directory using the File...
2013-10-09
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Azure Account and Spending Limits
If you’ve been working with Azure for a while you probably signed up before they had the ability to create...
2013-10-08
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Benchmark SQL Server Wait Statistics
One of the secret weapons in performance tuning with SQL Server is understanding wait statistics. Every time a process (spid)...
2013-10-08
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Data Warehouse Maturity Model
I have talked about the Business Intelligence Maturity Model (see Business Intelligence Maturity Assessment), but I wanted to dig further into...
2013-10-08
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Generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting it…
I’ve been thinking about a question from a application developer regarding generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting...
2013-10-08 (first published: 2013-10-03)
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New Job Checklist
I started a new job a month ago, but didn’t want to just figure things out as they came to...
2013-10-08
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Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag
I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while....
2013-10-08
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Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while. Along the way I’ve collected quite a...
2013-10-08
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Setting the Default View on a SharePoint Library
There could be a number of reasons why you would want to change the default view on a SharePoint library....
2013-10-08
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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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Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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UNISTR Escape
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Celebrating Tomorrow
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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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