SqlHerts–26th May 2011
Thanks to those who turned out to see my presentation at SqlHerts on Thursday 26thMay. Its a true pleasure to...
2011-05-29
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Blog Posts
Accidentally Dropped the Distribution Database
Have you made the mistake of dropping your distribution database like this?
If so, remember not to do this ever again. ...
2011-05-28
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ACID Rules in Sql Server
ACID Rules
ACID Rules:- It is a concept for evaluation of databases and their architecture.
A:- (Atomicity) – Atomicity states the principle of All...
2011-05-28
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DML, DDL, DCL, TCL in SQL Server
Different Types of Sql Statements:-
DMLDML is abbreviation of Data Manipulation Language. It is used to retrieve, store, modify, delete, insert...
2011-05-28
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Restoring a database from higher version to lower version SQL server
AdvertisementsRestoring a database from higher version to lower version SQL server
How to downgrade a database from higher version to lower version?
There...
2011-05-28
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Using Views for Faster SQL Query Development
A discussion of how views give a more denormalized means for querying against normalized tables.
Ad-hoc reports are frequently requested at...
2011-05-28
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Re-blog – May 20-26
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-05-27
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Search Active Directory (AD) from your desktop
Ever see a Windows group and want to know all the users in that group without having to ask your...
2011-05-27
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SQL University Troubleshooting Week: Having a Plan for Every Situation
Today’s SQL University post will highlight the need to have a methodology to address issues that we as IT professionals...
2011-05-27
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Endpoints Need Privileges Too
Yesterday I delivered a session for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter on Service Broker. In preparing for the session I...
2011-05-26
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Blogs
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...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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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