SQL Server trace flags
Normally I’m not a big fan of using traceflags, my advice is only to use these when it is absolutely...
2011-11-22
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday 97 Speaker Recap
Great Content + Great Speakers = Awesome Event
All the evaluations have been tallied, its official SQLSaturday #97 was a hit! As a...
2011-11-22
801 reads
Throne of Fire
Finally, I have completed another book. I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading. Better yet, I was able to do this while testing out...
2011-11-22
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Throne of Fire
Finally, I have completed another book. I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading. Better yet,...
2011-11-22
641 reads
17 WordPress Plug-Ins That I Use
In the past week, I’ve had a number of requests for a list of the WordPress plug-ins that I use. ...
2011-11-21
1,149 reads
Book Review: Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters
Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters by Chesley Sullenberger is the autobiography of the pilot who landed Flight...
2011-11-21
900 reads
Conformed dimensions
A conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates. Conformed dimensions allow...
2011-11-21
3,526 reads
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Questions 2 & 3
Part 1 of Question 2—The question.Part 2 of Question 2—The follow up to the question.This is a continuation of my...
2011-11-21
646 reads
Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0
Very short informational post.
If you’re like me and you’ve been running the public Client Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server...
2011-11-21
2,020 reads
OT: Goodbye Dad
This is a bit of ramble. At about 2:15AM November 21st, 2011 my dad, Arthur Corbett, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I...
2011-11-21
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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