Book Review: The Breach
The Breach by Patrick Lee ($8 at Amazon) was a gift, and wasn’t quite what I expected based on the...
2010-01-29
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Blog Posts
But We Have Always Done It That Way
I recently ran across the following scenario. A SQL Server instance had been upgraded from SQL Server 2005 to SQL...
2010-01-29
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Columbia Code Camp 2010
We're making a final push to let everyone know about the Columbia Code Camp 2010, which happens tomorrow, January 30....
2010-01-29
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Introduction: Developing with SQL Server
As a developer based primarily in the Microsoft world I have over the last 10 years spent time working with...
2010-01-29
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Paul Randal’s Benchmarking Series
Fellow SQL MVP Paul Randal of SQLSkills, (who is also Kimberly Tripp’s husband, and a former long-time Microsoft employee) has...
2010-01-29
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SQLSaturday #30 Rescheduled
Got the email today, SQLSaturday #30 has been rescheduled for April 10, 2010, due to projected bad weather on the...
2010-01-29
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SQLSaturday #41 Announced
Stuart Ainsworth will be coordinating the second SQLSaturday in Atlanta, this time on April 24th, 2010. Registration and call for...
2010-01-29
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Are You Running the x86 Version of SQL Server 2005/2008?
If so why? Honestly, I am curious why people may still be running 32-bit versions of SQL Server 2005, 2008,...
2010-01-28
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IN and NOT IN
One of the most common mistakes made in T-SQL is thinking that these behave identically. I've personally opened up a...
2010-01-28
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SQL Saturday Richmond - Postponed
If you’re anywhere from the southwest to the deep south, you’re probably aware of the impending winter weather bearing down...
2010-01-28
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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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