Why doesn’t my gauge show correct values?
Here is an issue I encountered recently while using gauge in reporting services.
There are three gauges in the report one...
2011-12-27
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Blog Posts
Backing up the Service Master Key
Making a backup of your Service Master Key (SMK) should be one of the first things that you do if...
2011-12-26
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Modifying SQL Server Synonyms – this time with Powershell
So, how do you recover from the Holidays? Hot Cocoa by the fire? Relaxing evening with your spouse watching an...
2011-12-26
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Revamping Surat User Group
Dear Friends, we had a user group meeting last week – I and Vinay Pugalia was here. We have discussed many...
2011-12-26
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SQL MCM Study Group
Over the last few days, you may have noticed that there’s been a bit of talk about a SQL Server...
2011-12-26
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 11
On December 19, 2011, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 11 (CU11), which is Build 10.50.1807.0. I...
2011-12-26
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 4
On December 19, 2011, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 4 (CU4), which is Build 10.50.2796. I...
2011-12-26
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Twas The Week After Christmas....
Holiday Greetings to all you DBA's and SQL Server professionals! This blog goes out to all of you who are on-call...
2011-12-26
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Webcast: Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
Webcast: Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
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Webcast:Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:00...
2011-12-26
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SQL Server – How to identify service pack installed
Identifying current service pack installed for SQL Server can be difficult if you don’t know which command to use! Most...
2011-12-25
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Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
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Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers