Query backup history
As a quick script tip for today I'll show you a script I use regularly for reporting purposes.
It shows you the...
2014-06-13
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SSIS Lessons Learned, Or Not, And Mistakes Beginners Make
It’s been a while since I’ve used SSIS for anything of substantial complexity, and a lot longer than that since...
2014-06-12
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Spring may be long gone but you still need to clean up MSDB
System databases are often neglected, part of this is due to Microsoft’s message of SQL Server will run and look...
2014-06-12
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Giving Away Woodworking Magazines
I read a lot and one of the topics I enjoy reading about is woodworking. Recently I’ve been on a...
2014-06-12
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Happy Anniversary!
Today, http://mssqlfun.com/ completed 2 precious years with your support & acknowledgment. It’s wonderful time enriched with fun & learning.
Please keep liking us...
2014-06-12
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SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM Is Now Available !
SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Service Pack...
2014-06-12
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Mainstream Support Ending Soon || SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft declares to release last & final service packs for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 very soon.
Mainstream Support...
2014-06-12
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What is this default trace you speak of?
I frequently see the default trace mentioned in answers to forum questions, blog posts, articles, even training sessions. My knowledge...
2014-06-12
850 reads
Win a Free Copy of my Book - Getting Started with SQL Server 2014 Administration
Readers of my blog would be pleased to know that I have teamed up with Packt Publishing and we are...
2014-06-12
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Partitioning Basics – Part 2 – Splitting/Merging Partitions
This post follows on from the previous post Partitioning Basics – Part 1
Let’s have a look at the partitions setup in...
2014-06-12
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Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
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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RegEx Functions II
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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