Will You Sponsor the #SQLPlunge?
At the beginning of next month, a few hearty souls have decided that they’d like to do a little to...
2012-02-20
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Blog Posts
Cartesian/Cross Join
I was once asked in a job interview if I knew what a Cartesian/Cross Join was.
A more interesting question is:...
2012-02-19
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How can I configure SQL Server to listen on multiple TCP/IP ports?
Run the SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration and select the protocols for appropriate instance. Double click...
2012-02-18
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SQL Server Isolation Levels By Example
Isolation levels in SQL Server control the way locking works between transactions.
SQL Server 2008 supports the following isolation levels
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2012-02-18
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SQLMidlands & SQLLunch
Many thanks to all those that turned out to see my presentation on Thursday (16th of Feb) of “Cursors are...
2012-02-18
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24 Hours of Free, Nonstop SQL Server Training
Join SQL Server experts as they take an in-depth look at the hottest SQL Server topics over 24 consecutive (and...
2012-02-17
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Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
Hello, I inherited a number of tables with like 20-30 column using nvarchar(256) in...
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
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