Thinking about PASS
With PASS just a little over a week away, I realized that I had better fine-tune my presentation and practice...
2005-09-18
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Blog Posts
Whoops
I setup an announcement for today (Sept 14) that the Sept CTP for SQL
Server 2005 was released and that Database...
2005-09-14
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PDC
Bill Gates keynote is on webcast now, grab it and check it out.
Also a hint. Paul Flessner is speaking tomorrow...
2005-09-13
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Let database work for your daily life
I know there are many off-shelf stuff, like MS Money, that can help you organize your personal financial things, but...
2005-09-11
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about xp_sendmail
I got a very interesting issue, I may guess the reason but not sure why it is this way.
Symptom: Logon to...
2005-09-09
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Careful Blogging
I still not sure that this blog service was a great idea, but some of
you seem to like it, so...
2005-09-08
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one issue about SQL 2000 BOL
This is my first post, congrats to myself. 🙂
DTS Connection object does not list "UseTrustedConnection" property
I am working on a...
2005-09-08
1,350 reads
In praise of three day weekends!
I guess it might be because I have been so busy for the last two months with the book, but this...
2005-09-05
1,238 reads
Head back up above water
I've spent the last few weeks writing SOX documentation, more SOX
documentation, and even more SOX documentation. A lot the documentation
doesn't...
2005-09-02
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Of anarchy and thin veneers...
Following the horrifying stories that are unfolding in the aftermath of
Katrina, it is difficult for the mind to single out...
2005-09-02
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers