Another Year, Another Missed PASS Summit
This year I was really looking forward to going to the PASS Summit. It's worth every penny in the knowledge you'll...
2009-10-23
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Blog Posts
Download the Free eBook “The SQL Server Tacklebox”
Rodney Landrum, SQL Server MVP, is the author of the new book, The SQL Server Tacklebox: Essential Tools and Scripts...
2009-10-23
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Just Submitted Session for South Florida Code Camp
I can’t wait until Feb 27 when Code Camp is right in my backyard! I just submitted my session for...
2009-10-23
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Not Pointing Fingers - Microsoft and Sidekicks
Someone posted a note on Twitter about the Sidekick fiasco. Apparently the servers that lost data weren't Microsoft servers. They...
2009-10-23
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PASS Summit One Week Away
It’s just a week and a couple of days before I’ll be hopping a plane for Seattle and the 2009...
2009-10-23
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Some useful commands and sp for Transaction Replication
This blog is having some useful commands we use for replication and troubleshooting.
>>Some useful commands and stored procedures
How it works:
Log...
2009-10-23
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Some useful commands and sp I use for Transaction Replication:
I write several blog about replication and mansion commands and stored procedure related to transaction replication, but I would like...
2009-10-23
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SQLLunch – Accidental DBA and Performance Data Collector
If you haven’t had a chance to attend the SQL Lunch Live Meeting learning series then sign in Monday at...
2009-10-23
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SSRS - Setting Default Parameter Values for Analysis Services Datasets
When developing Reporting Services reports that use Analysis Services as a data source you may find that it is difficult...
2009-10-23
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Sydney SQL Server Users Group Draws Big Crowd
On Tuesday, October 13, I spoke at the Sydney SQL Server Users Group, presenting on “How to Get the Most...
2009-10-23
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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...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
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Question of the Day
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