SQL Server Trace Events
I answered a forum post the other day over on SSC on the differences between the trace events stmtcompleted and...
2010-02-11
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Blog Posts
A Tale Of Two Execution (Updated)
Update: Scroll to the bottom for more information added after originally posting.
Earlier this week a coworker asked me for help...
2010-02-10
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February OPASS Meeting Recap
Introduction
Last night we had our February OPASS meeting with Ron Dameron (@RonDBA) presenting on Database Hardening using PowerShell. We broadcast...
2010-02-10
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Negotiating Salary for a New Job
Slightly off topic, but I’m adding this one to the Modern Resume blog since I think it’s something to be...
2010-02-10
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Notes from the February 2010 oPASS Meeting
Really rainy in Orlando today, traffic is horrible. We had a higher than usual number of RSVP’s for the meeting,...
2010-02-10
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SQLSaturday #43 Announced!
Greg Larsen is hosting SQLSaturday in Redmond, WA again this year, this time on June 12, 2009. Call for speakers...
2010-02-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #3: Database Relationships
In my first T-SQL Tuesday submission I thought I'd mention something that we often take for granted when working with...
2010-02-10
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Data Types Matter
I was watching Michelle Ufford’s (blog, Twitter) presentation from the 2009 PASS Summit recently on DVD. I had purchased them,...
2010-02-09
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February OPASS Meeting Tonight
It's here! Our February meeting is tonight at 6pm at End To End Training, 225 S. Westmonte Drive, Suite 2010,...
2010-02-09
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Interviewed at CSTechCast
The segment should go out in this week’s show, but I spent half a day down in Colorado Springs with...
2010-02-09
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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...
Forums
Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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UNISTR Escape
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Celebrating Tomorrow
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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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