ComputeReach
Man it's tough to get in all that you want to do, isn't it? I've been trying to get my...
2012-07-21
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Blog Posts
New articles posted.
My article Plotting SQL Server Data for Data Visualization is up on MSSQLTips now and discusses using PyQt and Matplotlib...
2012-07-21
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Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Tip: Usage of SYSDATETIME() vs GETDATE()
Usage of GETDATE() dates back to the earliest versions of SQL server and has become the primary blade in our...
2012-07-21
2,761 reads
How to use LinkedIn to enhance your career
LinkedIn is a great resource to improve your career. It has definitely worked for me as the last 5-6 jobs I have...
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-07-16)
3,898 reads
Parallel Execution in SSIS with MaxConcurrentExecutables
MaxConcurrentExecutables, a package level property in SSIS determines the number of control flow items that can be executed in parallel....
2012-07-20
19,515 reads
Presentations That Exceed The Allotted Time
Back in February I did a presentation for MagicPASS that ran long, maybe 30 minutes over the time allotted. It...
2012-07-20
830 reads
SQL CREATE TABLE Statement
We have created a simple tutorial for SQL Create Table that may help some of you to prepare for Microsoft...
2012-07-20
676 reads
technorati blog directory 8HBVGY7K4K5E
We found another Blog directory that is willing to accept our RSS feed. And we have been asked to put...
2012-07-20
515 reads
The Mentoring Experiment is taking applications
If you would like a mentor, we’ are taking applications at The Mentoring Experiment. We ran this last year and...
2012-07-20
1,155 reads
When SQLCommunity disappoints....
Everyone who is involved in, and follows me in the SQL Server Community, and my blog, knows, that I am one...
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-05-08)
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
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...
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Increment a number in a SQL Query based on a value
I have an issue where I have a Bill of Material list of items...
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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