how to get ahead
Many people have ideas as to how to do well in life. Of course, many people do not even agree...
2012-12-05
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@chuckboycejr
should I use clustering on a VM?
ok, I'm going to keep this high level and simply share my opinion.
I am not prescribing anything.
If you want prescriptive...
2012-11-28
883 reads
thanks for Bud
My Dad died horribly three weeks ago in a fall after the power got knocked out during Hurricane Sandy. I...
2012-11-22
826 reads
blogging fun: dealing with spammers like Psychz Networks
@PsychzNetworks is spamming me non-stop. Every minute of every day.
I googled them and it seems Psychz Networks are famous for...
2012-11-21
1,504 reads
[video] Inside Tempdb - Bob Ward
Boris Hristov shared this with me ages ago and I still haven't watched it yet (it is a few hours...
2012-11-20
2,477 reads
Bob Duffy
ok, everyone has their favorite SQL guru and favorite SQL tips. There are some people whose names you associate with...
2012-11-19
920 reads
circle of trust
I have heard it said that a former US President once remarked "People tell you who they are by their...
2012-11-16
662 reads
"fail fast" vs calligraphy
If you are a person inspired by ideas, you have probably encountered the concept of "fail fast". You probably also...
2012-11-15
687 reads
problem solving: sometimes you need to walk away from a problem to solve it
If anyone is a believer in solving challenges through sheer force of will, it's me. I'm a stubborn man and...
2012-11-14
723 reads
How to obtain the version and license for a Red Gate SQL BACKUP install
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here is a little script I've hobbled together that I use to get version and license info for a Red...
2012-11-13
1,151 reads
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Detecting Characters
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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