How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek...
2011-02-22
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Blog Posts
Shameless Self-Promotion - Introduction to SQL Server [Book]
My introductory text to SQL Server, appropriately titled Introduction to SQL Server, is now in print and available for sale. The...
2011-02-22
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SQL Saturday 67 Chicago Pre-con
We have big news for SQL Saturday #67 Chicago. There is going be a pre-con on Friday 3/25 at the Hampton Inn right around the corner from the SQL...
2011-02-22
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SQL Saturday 67 Chicago Pre-con
We have big news for SQL Saturday #67 Chicago. There is going be a pre-con on Friday 3/25 at the...
2011-02-22
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SQLDIY: Manage and Monitor SQL Server Yourself
As an old school DBA and always having cheap frugal employers, I have rolled my own management and monitoring solutions....
2011-02-22
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SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 1
Sonny Bryans Smokehouse Bbq would make an interesting classroom
Today was the first day of my first SQLskills event. The event...
2011-02-22
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T Minus Three Days to the MCM Test
I take the MCM test on Friday. I’ve been watching videos and reading white papers and blogs for the last...
2011-02-22
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What Should PASS Be?
Andy Warren posted a question the other day (well, issued a challenge actually), “What Should PASS Be?” I’ll let you...
2011-02-22
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A Wireless Production Server? Sure, Just Enable the Wireless Networking Feature on Windows 2008
Since I have Enabled Wireless on Windows Server 2008, and picked up a better-than-average Asus N wireless card, handling the...
2011-02-21
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Backups after a DR Restore – MCM
If you have a disaster, and you need to restore to some point in time prior to the last log...
2011-02-21
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Blogs
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...
Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone
By davebem
I’ve had a Dropbox account for years. Like a lot of people, I started...
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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