How to Participate in the SQL Community – Draft #1
I mentioned last year about my plans to write this, and to make it a semi-collaborative effort by incorporating comments...
2010-01-26
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Blog Posts
Indexes Out the Window II
In Part I, I discussed some of the peculiarities and troubleshooting done in relation to a peculiar execution plan. In...
2010-01-26
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It’s a Toaster
I had to install WinZip the other day, having the need to unlock a .RAR file. There’s no native support...
2010-01-26
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Jimmy May coming to our Local Chapter meeting
This is wonderful news to our new chapter. Jimmy May has agreed to come to give a presentation at our...
2010-01-26
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Proofing Your Resume
The resume that you send out, whether in print or electronically, is the first impression that you will make on...
2010-01-26
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Second Normal Form (2NF)
Second Normal Form (2NF) :-A table is said to be in its Second Normal Form if it satisfied the following...
2010-01-26
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SQLFool IDX Defrag Scripts
I just found out that Michelle Ufford (@sqlfool) has updated her Index Defrag scripts. Right now she is looking for...
2010-01-26
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The Three Events That Brought Me Here
Recently Paul Randal (twitter, blog) instigated another meme in the SQL Server community – What three events brought you here. If...
2010-01-26
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Third Normal Form (3NF)
Third Normal Form (3NF) :- A table is said to be in the Third Normal form (3NF) if it satisfy the...
2010-01-26
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Tweeting – I took the Dive.
In a previous post, I questioned how much Twitter could really do for me. After some comments made, and some...
2010-01-26
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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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