Dropping a database – such a simple thing!
G’day,
I think it’s a safe bet that everybody here has issued a DROP DATABASE statement and knows what to expect.
Well,...
2011-10-18
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Blog Posts
October 2011 LV UG Meeting Update
This is a republish due to a last minute change!!! We had to reschedule the October meeting due to unforeseen circumstances. The only change is the date of the...
2011-10-18
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October 2011 LV UG Meeting Update
This is a republish due to a last minute change!!!
We had to reschedule the October meeting due to unforeseen circumstances....
2011-10-18
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October 2011 SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft has been so busy releasing Cumulative Updates for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 over...
2011-10-18
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PASS 2011 Recap
Last week was the PASS Summit in Seattle (again, but only for 1 more year) and I was up there...
2011-10-18
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Rat Sues Corn! Rather, rat accuses corn of thought-theft! Or something!
Note: I will be updating this post with, er, updates as I get them…
We’ve had our fair share of plagarists,...
2011-10-18
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM CU10
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 10. This is Build 10.50.1807.0, and it has 13 listed...
2011-10-18
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU3
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 3. This is Build 10.50.2789.0, and it has 22 listed...
2011-10-18
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SQL Server 2008 SP3 CU1
Microsoft has been busy getting SQL Server Cumulative Updates released over the past couple of days. The latest release is...
2011-10-18
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SQL Server Collation
Instead of just right clicking on SSMS , these are some alternatives to locating SQL Server Collation information I use.
--To find...
2011-10-18
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Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Building a SQL Server Fleet...
Smart AI Agents and Data Security
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Smart AI Agents and Data...
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