Jumping the Gun - Why Did I Write This?
Why did I write this? I got challenged by Andy Warren
to write a bit about why I wrote something. I...
2008-10-02
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Blog Posts
Never say 'never' to the WHILE loop.
/* download the test text file Moby-Dyck.zip here */
/* You might notice that I refer to Moby **** in this blog. This is because the busybodyish...
2008-10-02
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A Focus on Novice DBAs: My Upcoming PASS Presentations
The PASS Community Summit 2008 is coming up fast (November 18-21, 2008), and if you are attending and you are...
2008-10-01
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Managing My Todo List
I think everyone struggles with keeping track of things they need to do, and it's all too easy to get...
2008-10-01
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Reminder - MVP Andy Leonard Midlands PASS!
Speaker: SQL Server MVP Andy Leonard
Midlands PASS Chapter - October 2, 2008 Meeting
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold our normally scheduled...
2008-10-01
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When Will You Begin Implementing SQL Server 2008?
As I have been talking to DBAs around the country, I have noticed a trend that many, if not most,...
2008-10-01
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Notes from the Sep 24, 2008 Orlando .Net User Group Meeting
I don't seem to find the time often, but recently I was able to fit in another visit to the...
2008-09-30
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Returning Stuff to Amazon
I've used Amazon for years for the sheer convenience, and recently was the first time I ever needed to return...
2008-09-29
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SQL Saturday Orlando
Make sure you make it to the next SQL Saturday event that I will be speaking at October 25, 2008...
2008-09-29
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Technical Difficulties
Always something going wrong around here with the podcasts. Today I was editing a couple, or attempting to, and couldn't...
2008-09-29
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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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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