I/O Error On TempDB
I was running a DBCC CHECKDB on a database when I got an error that says:
Msg 0, Level 11, State...
2011-10-28
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Blog Posts
PASS Summit 2001 In Review…WOW!!!
It has been a couple of weeks and I have had time to get back in the groove at a...
2011-10-28
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Play the Bob Ross Game
I was in a meeting a few weeks ago, deadlines looming and everyone feeling the stress some. We hit a...
2011-10-28
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Save a step: Using Computed Columns in a Table Variable (or Temp Table)
One of the databases that I support reports all money values in both the local currency and US Dollars. Very...
2011-10-28
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SQL Server Analysis Services Performance Guide published
Another must read white-paper: Analysis Services 2008 R2 Performance Guide.
This white paper describes how business intelligence developers can apply query...
2011-10-28
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Understanding Kerberos, Part III
Welcome back to both our Kerberos coverage and to another topic for SQL University's Security and Auditing Week. In today's...
2011-10-28
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Webinar on SQL Server Security on November 3, 2011
I have the privilege of being able to give a webinar next Thursday, November 3, at 11 AM EDT. It...
2011-10-28
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Presenting at SQL Saturday #87
On Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 2:45 pm, I’ll be presenting “Table Vars and Temp Tables – What you NEED to...
2011-10-27
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Refresh QA Database with Manual Scripts
Couple of week back Megha Sharma send me an email with a document attached, this document is all about how...
2011-10-27
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SQL University: SQL Agent Jobs That Run at SQL Agent Start
Welcome to Security week at SQL University. I apologize for the late start. However, if you want to do some...
2011-10-27
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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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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