Why the MS Power Query (PQ) for Excel is an invaluable Business Intelligence tool
Dear reader, I would like to share with you some of the capabilities that the Power Query for Excel brings...
2013-08-22 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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Blog Posts
Better Searching on Google
One of the keys to being a successful technologist is being able to search for information. Google has a lot...
2013-08-21
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Join me for the 2013 Biml Workshop
Of the many emerging technologies I’m currently using, there’s nothing that excites me more than Biml. If you’re not familiar...
2013-08-21 (first published: 2013-08-14)
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Lots of ways to UNPIVOT a table
I recently read an awesome post on http://www.stackexchange.com questioning how to change columns to rows ie UNPIVOT. One answer demonstrated...
2013-08-21
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Optimizing SQL Server Backup and Restore
When your databases grow, operations, like a database backup and restore, are going to take a longer time to complete....
2013-08-21
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Restore SQL Server databases remotely using my SQL CLR
Has anyone ever though of pushing a SQL Server database backup out remotely? (SQL Native andor RedGate Backups) My idea...
2013-08-21 (first published: 2013-08-16)
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Speaking this Fall
I’ve been at home through the whole month of August, restingworking hard, but it’s time to get on the road...
2013-08-21
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SQL Server Three Valued Logic and Ansi Nulls
SQL Server uses a three valued logic with True, False, and Unknown. And, normally, SQL Server Nulls are not comparable....
2013-08-21
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SSIS Deployment with PowerShell: Adding Environment References
With the release of the revamped Integration Services in SQL Server 2012, a bunch of new deployment methods were introduced...
2013-08-21
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The Podcast is in the Windows Store
If you’ve got a Windows Phone, or any of the Windows devices that support podcasts, the Voice of the DBA...
2013-08-21
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Blogs
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone
By davebem
I’ve had a Dropbox account for years. Like a lot of people, I started...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers