SQL Saturday 99 – Digineer Interview
Welcome to the second of a few sponsor interview posts from SQL Saturday 99. After reading Arnie Rowland’s (Blog | @ArnieRowland)...
2011-12-01
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2012 – Bug in sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file?
So I finally managed to get my hands on a VM with Windows 2008 R2 SP1 so I could install...
2011-12-01
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SQL Table variable and temporary table
Table variables and Temporary tables are used interchangeably – but they were designed for different purposes.
Temporary tables were designed for storage...
2011-12-01
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The Blocked Process Report
A few days ago, one of my customers asked if there is a possibility to get a notification
from SQL Server...
2011-12-01
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Using NOLOCK hint
Use NOLOCK hint to avoid block - this is what I have often heard/see in many forums I participate, during local...
2011-12-01
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Buffer Size in SSIS
Behind the scenes in SSIS, the data flow engine uses a buffer-oriented architecture to efficiently load and manipulate datasets in...
2011-11-30
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Convince me to read books (WHERE LEN(argument)
While you wait for my awesome upcoming blog on data exception notification with SSRS, let’s pursue a whim of mine.
I...
2011-11-30
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Day 30: More Fatal Errors and BUGs
Day 30 More Fatal Errors and BUGs
For sql server 2000 and earlier you may get 5242 and 5243 corruption in...
2011-11-30
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 8
Part 1 of Question 8—The question.Part 2 of Question 8—The follow up to the question.This is a continuation of my...
2011-11-30
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December 2011 LV UG Meeting
The Holidays are upon us. It is time to take a break from the hustle and bustle and come out to participate in the local User Group for SQL...
2011-11-30
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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...
Forums
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