SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (August 2012)
Here is the August 2012 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2
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2012-07-28
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)
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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to...
2012-07-03
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2012-06-30
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2012-06-29
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Two New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2
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2012-06-19
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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