Understanding Triggers
A trigger is a specialized stored procedure that activates (executes) in response to an event. There are two basic trigger...
2013-12-14
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Possible ways to secure SSIS Packages
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) security is based around several layers that provide a rich and flexible security environment. These...
2013-12-14
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Back to basics: Transact-SQL programming fundamentals – (Part 2)
In the first of this three-part series, you will learned how to use scripts and batches, and basics of T-SQL...
2013-10-22
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Back to basics: Transact-SQL programming fundamentals – (Part 1)
SQL Server users use Transact-SQL programming to create sets of statements for ad-hoc execution. The aim of the Transact-SQL programming...
2013-10-22
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2013-09-20
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Manage your SQL Server databases with SQL DMVs
Microsoft ships SQL Server with several built-in tools that database administrators (DBAs) can use to manage their SQL Server environment....
2013-09-17
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Understanding SQL Query Optimization – (Part 1)
Most of the activity of the database server is related to queries. Because of this, query optimization is often a...
2013-09-17
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Guide to SQL Server Table Indexes – (Part 4)
Checkout the part-4 of my five part article series on Guide to SQL Server Table Indexeshere, in which you will learn...
2013-09-17
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Planning for Recovery
A database server is generally a mission critical component. Having a recovery plan is essential to ensure the business can...
2013-09-17
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Understanding SSIS Package Configurations
Managing changes to environment dependent variables is common and critical in any ETL application, especially during deployment of SSIS packages....
2013-09-17
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PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
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Ten Years of PowerShell
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T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
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It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
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Databricks Genie Spaces for SQL Analysts: Natural Language Querying Without Leaving Your Data Platform
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^d') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers