SQL Server Transactions and Locking (Part 1)
In many situations, data modification requires several steps. For example, you may need to change the values ??in two separate...
2013-05-22
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Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture (Part 1)
The well-designed online analytical processing (OLAP) solution is fundamental to organizations analysis capabilities. That is why, when designing the OLAP...
2013-05-22
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SQL Server index related dynamic management views and functions (Part 3)
With the release of SQL Server 2005 and later releases, Microsoft introduced set of new dynamic management view and function...
2013-05-22
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2012 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been...
2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Builds
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2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Builds (Last Updated May 20, 2013)
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2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Builds
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2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Builds
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2013-05-08
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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Builds
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2013-05-08
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Find Duplicate Indexes on SQL Server (Script)
Like other mainstream commercial database systems, Microsoft SQL Server allows you to create multiple indexes on the same column of...
2013-05-07
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
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When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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