Applying a Snapshot -AltSnapshotFolder Parameter
Did you know a snapshot can be applied using the Distribution and Merge Agent –AltSnapshotFolder parameter? This means that after...
2011-08-03
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Blog Posts
Detecting Fake Reviews
I saw this write up about Cornell coming up with a way to detect fake online reviews with about 90%...
2011-08-03
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How to Run Programs as a Domain User from a Non-domain Computer
As a consultant or contractor, many times the client we are at does not provide us with a laptop, so we must...
2011-08-03
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I’m A Part Of Things Greater Than Myself, The POSSE Is Here.
Something Is Missing…
Some of you know I have a deep passion for the SQL Server community. I’ve always been extremely...
2011-08-03
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My SQLbits sessions
Since today its official, I'm presenting 2 sessions at the SQLbits conference in Liverpool
(http://www.sqlbits.com) from September 30 –
October 1. Here...
2011-08-03
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Presenting Hardware 301 at 24 Hours of PASS on September 7
PASS just announced today the next occurrence of 24 Hours of PASS (24HOP), which is called the Summit Preview version....
2011-08-03
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Rant: Security Isn't Sexy and It's a Shame
I grew up immersed in security. My father was a US Marine and going on and off base meant... security....
2011-08-03
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Register for 24 Hours of PASS NOW! #sqlpass
Do you need to perfect your SQL Server skills? Would you like to get 24 hours of free SQL Server...
2011-08-03
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SQL Saturday #79 South Florida
SQL Saturday in South Florida is quickly approaching in just 2 short weeks. As usual, if you are in the...
2011-08-03
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SQL Server 2011 “Denali”: Get T-SQL query metadata without executing it
SQL Server 2011 “Denali” introduces couple of new procedures which enable you to read query metadata without executing it. Previous...
2011-08-03
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Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
Forums
AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
Hello, I inherited a number of tables with like 20-30 column using nvarchar(256) in...
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers