Cross Database RI Issues
I had an issue with a user recently. Actually it has been going on over a few weeks, due to...
2010-02-23
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Blog Posts
Database Weekly Week
I used to build the Database Weekly newsletter and write the editorial every week. It was a chore, and it’s...
2010-02-23
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Day 1 - Pragmatic Works Webinar Series
WOW – what a great turnout for our webinar series today. We had two sessions on Monday, looking for some great...
2010-02-23
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Find Ultimate Parent at any Level From Any Level
Recently I got a forum question that I thought would be a good blog entry for others to share.
The question...
2010-02-23
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IntelliSense Slow to Refresh
IntelliSense in SQL Server 2008 can sometimes not be very intelligent. It’s there to help you can sometimes cause more...
2010-02-23
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MVP Summit Review
I was lucky enough to attend the MVP Summit held last week in Redmond and Bellevue. I attended the Summit...
2010-02-23
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Quest POTW Webcast on SQL Injection Now Available
Back a couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in a Pain of the Week webcast with Kevin...
2010-02-23
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Self-Managed Oracle Databases – Good or Bad ?!
Should we as DBAs be worried that we will become surplus to requirements if Oracle continues to enhance its capabilities to deliver a self-managing...
2010-02-23
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Setup a Database Snapshot
I have been tinkering lately with database snapshots and I thought the subject warranted a short post on the subject....
2010-02-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Gets a Real Date
Hot Off The Presses !
This isn’t like when you stood in line at the kissing booth in high school. SQL...
2010-02-23
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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