It's all in the details
I'm one of the judges for the Exceptional DBA contest, which ends July 10, 2009. You can still enter if...
2009-07-10
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Blog Posts
HP Mini Netbook - An External Monitor
When I bought the HP Mini 1030R netbook, I had every intention of using it for presentations, taking it on...
2009-07-09
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Powershell Charting with MS Chart Controls
Richard MacDonald's demonstrates using Microsoft Chart Controls with Powershell in his post, Charting with Powershell. The chart controls are free and work with...
2009-07-09
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Whitepapers – Good or Evil?
I was having a discussion with Brian Knight yesterday about whitepapers and thought I’d share some of it – from my...
2009-07-09
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A Laptop is nice
It's almost 9, I've been working for over an hour, and only one foot has left the bed. It touched...
2009-07-08
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I Need a Logo
I've been doing the Voice of the DBA podcasts for over a year now, and I really enjoy them. I've...
2009-07-08
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PASS Update #11 (Networking Seminar at the PASS Summit)
If you haven’t seen the news yet we’ve got something new on the schedule this year – a 2 hour seminar...
2009-07-08
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SSC Site Issues
It was kind of amazing to see SQLServerCentral have issues over the last few days. We’re still not sure what...
2009-07-08
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The Criminals are Always Ahead
A new scheme to get ATM PIN numbers using automated systems and VOIP is in play. It's described here and...
2009-07-08
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Booked for SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge
I finally made the call today to reserve my room in Baton Rouge for SQLSaturday #17 in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-07-07
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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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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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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