Assimilated
Maybe I'm succombing, maybe I'm lazy, most likely I don't want to mess with it.
I found some instructions for nLite,...
2007-12-25
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Blog Posts
Planning a SQL 2008 Launch Event
As a user group leader I see new products as a chance to make sure our members know about the...
2007-12-25
1,481 reads
XP Struggles
My new laptop came with Vista Home and I messed with it for awhile last night, but I didn't see...
2007-12-24
1,459 reads
Quismo F40
My new laptop showed up today at my desk. Actually it probably showed up yesterday, but since I never went...
2007-12-23
1,535 reads
70-431
I finally sat for 70-431 on Thursday. I know, I am at least a year behind everyone else. There is...
2007-12-22
1,358 reads
Last Minute Learning
Someone posted a question about what should they try to learn for an interview coming soon, but the company was...
2007-12-20
1,531 reads
Upgrading to Office 2007
I've put this off for a while, but I needed a break from the routine and I'm starting to get...
2007-12-20
1,382 reads
oPASS Meeting Notes
We had our final meeting of the year last night, minutes posted here. Pretty good turn out, 22 total. And...
2007-12-19
1,433 reads
The Podcastee
Usually I'm the one working on my podcasts and starring in them. However I got invited to participate in and...
2007-12-18
1,431 reads
User Group Meeting Checklist
I'm a fan of lists so that I stay on track rather than trying to remember all things at the...
2007-12-18
1,411 reads
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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SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression Algorithm
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The Large Encoded Value
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The Side Job
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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