Presenting at Jacksonville Code Camp
I’m leaving later today for the not too bad drive to Jacksonville for the sixth annual Code Camp. I’ve got...
2010-08-27
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Blog Posts
SSC Editorial – What Superhero Would You Be?
This was written for something fun on a Friday, but it’s still interesting for coffee talk anytime – what superhero would...
2010-08-27
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A Really Simple Data Dictionary
Last month I sat down with Blain Barton and TechNet Edge in an interview (Blain Barton Interviews Raymond James Chad...
2010-08-26
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Default to Yes
There are a lot of times when the decision matters less than who makes it. A common if simplified example...
2010-08-26
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Entering the Dark Side
If any of you follow me on SQLServerCentral.com, then you know I recently started a new job. Well, after two...
2010-08-26
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Generate Insert Query in SQL
Sometimes we need to generate the INSERT script in sql server. When, we need to insert bulk of data from...
2010-08-26
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Mission Accomplished – Well sort of …
Did you ever set a goal and then sort of … demolish it without realizing it? That has happened this year....
2010-08-26
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N Things Worth Knowing About CTEs
If you haven’t messed with them yet, you should know that CTEs (Common Table Expressions) - new in SQL Server 2005...
2010-08-26
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SQL Saturday #28 - Keynote
I was honored to be asked to do the keynote for SQL Saturday #28 in Baton Rouge recently. It’s taken...
2010-08-26
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SQL Saturday #28 - Slides and Impressions
I’m late, I suck, but here’s some things I started in Baton Rouge and am just now getting out.
First, I’ll...
2010-08-26
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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...
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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