Daily Coping 19 Apr 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-04-19
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Blog Posts
Introducing a new design for the WordPress apps
The WordPress mobile apps are the best way to manage your site from anywhere. If you’re already using the app, you might have noticed a new visual design that’s...
2021-04-19
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2020 Advent of Code – Day 4
This series looks at the Advent of Code challenges. As one of my goals, I’m working through challenges. This post looks at day 4. Part 1 This is an...
2021-04-16
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Daily Coping 16 Apr 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-04-16
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Error creating Azure SQL Database
A quick post today, quite simply, the error message is: “code”: “ConflictingDatabaseOperation”, “message”: “Operation on server x and database y is in progress. Please wait a few minutes before trying again.” What is going on here? Well for this example (and maybe yours) I created a database...
2021-04-16 (first published: 2021-04-09)
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Everyone Run a SQL Saturday in 2021
With SQL Saturdays being rebooted, and the SQLSaturday.com website live, it’s time for events. I am reaching out to some people that have run events in the past, but...
2021-04-16 (first published: 2021-04-12)
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Converting a SQL Server Docker image to a WSL2 Distribution
Windows Subsystem for Linux is probably my favourite feature of Windows 10. It gives us the ability to run full blown linux distributions on our Windows 10 desktop. This...
2021-04-15 (first published: 2021-04-13)
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Daily Coping 15 Apr 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-04-15
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T-SQL Tuesday Retrospective #013: What the business wants
Click here to read previous retrospective entries. From Steve Jones (blog | Twitter) in December 2010 comes the question “What issues have you had in interacting with the business to get your...
2021-04-15 (first published: 2021-04-14)
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What’s New in the Block Editor: New Page Layout Picker, Better Block Transformation Options, and More
From a new page layout picker to a more streamlined writing prompt, we’re bringing you the latest round of editor improvements.
2021-04-15
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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