Patching
Probably the least enjoyable thing about being a DBA is patching servers. We received the bad news in the July MS...
2008-07-19
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Blog Posts
Follow Up Notes on the Custom Whiteboard
A few months back I posted about our latest whiteboard and I thought I'd report back with an update. Initially...
2008-07-17
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JSSUG Speaking Event: Reporting Services 2008
We had a great group of about 35 people last night at the JSSUG (Jacksonville SQL Server User Group) meeting....
2008-07-17
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Tools
Below is a list of various tools I use, some SQL related and some not. Follow the links to my...
2008-07-17
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Comments on Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans by Grant Fitchey
Long time SSC participant Grant Fitchey has published a great book on reading/understanding execution plans. I finally had the chance...
2008-07-16
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Reminder - Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting - July 17 - MVP John Welch
The Midlands PASS Chapter hosts:
SQL Server MVP John Welch
July 17, 2008 at Training Concepts
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold a...
2008-07-16
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SQL Server 2008: Implementation and Maintenance, Beta Exam
I signed up for the SS2K8 beta exam, the maintenance and implementation one, and had it scheduled for this morning....
2008-07-16
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Find all views created on a table
USE ADVENTUREWORKS;-- You can use any kind of database that you have
GO
--Procedure that shows all views created on a table,...
2008-07-15
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Jacksonville Code Camp Set for August 23, 2008
The fourth annual Jacksonville Code Camp is set for August 23, 2008 and it looks like they are off to...
2008-07-15
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MentoringNet
I ran across MentoringNet in a recent renewal flyer from ACM. I'm interesting in all things mentoring, so I went...
2008-07-14
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Forums
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Doing Good at SQL Server Central
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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