SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy
Redgate has released a free eBook that I wrote called SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy. This is basically a...
2011-08-29
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Blog Posts
SSIS For Each Loop over files with Date in Name
A common request I have received over the years is to move or copy files from one directory to another...
2011-08-29
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The Basic Security Model in SQL Server – Skill #3
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-29
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Time Flies When You're Having Fun
I've done it; I've violated one of the rules I give to people who are interested in blogging: I went...
2011-08-29
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When to use T-SQL or SSIS for ETL
When doing ETL, you have the choice of using T-SQL or SSIS. What things should you consider when deciding which...
2011-08-29
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Answer to the Quiz
Hi Everybody,
Congratulation to Yair Gutman who won a free ticket to the Advanced Programming in SQL Server 2008 R2 Course...
2011-08-28
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How to write data from user-defined function
Writing data from within user-defined function is not permitted. You cannot use any INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/MERGE statement because they’re “side-effecting” for SQL...
2011-08-28
1,242 reads
JAX Code Camp 2011 Review and Slide Deck
Yesterday, my wife (twitter: @sherrilmcdonald) and I spoke at JAX Code Camp 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was well...
2011-08-28
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New Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstation
After a very long wait, I finally received my new company laptop this past week, which is a very fast...
2011-08-28
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SQL Saturday #91
This weekend I attended my 5th SQL Saturday, SQL Saturday #91 in Omaha. Every SQL Saturday I have attended has...
2011-08-28
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Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
Forums
Databricks Genie Spaces for SQL Analysts: Natural Language Querying Without Leaving Your Data Platform
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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RegEx Functions II
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
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') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers