A Script A Day - Day 16 - Database Restore
Today’s script is one I have used more times that I care to remember. As a DBA database backups and...
2012-02-22
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A Script A Day - Day 15 - Untrusted Check Constraints
Today’s script comes about because of a recent discussion about check constraints. The discussion was about the use of WITH...
2012-02-22
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SSIS Script Component Source -- Proc/Select Stmt
I've been asked on several occassions to provide an example of the custom sources I use in my "SSIS Tips&Tricks" presentations. I had to build one moments ago and...
2012-02-21
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SSIS Script Component Source -- Proc/Select Stmt
I've been asked on several occassions to provide an example of the custom sources I use in my "SSIS Tips&Tricks" presentations. I had to build one moments ago and...
2012-02-21
19 reads
SSIS Script Component Source -- Proc/Select Stmt
I've been asked on several occassions to provide an example of the custom sources I use in my "SSIS Tips&Tricks"...
2012-02-21
1,351 reads
MERGE with OUTPUT clause
A few days back I was presented with a theoretical challenge, and now I thought I would share my solution...
2012-02-29 (first published: 2012-02-21)
9,096 reads
Where’s My Backup? SQL Server Backup Issues
You can cause yourself problems if you don’t know where your backups are stored, and how they are being made....
2012-02-21
1,521 reads
How To Write an Interview Winning CV
Writing a CV that rocks is not an art. It just requires some planning and an understanding of what you...
2012-02-24 (first published: 2012-02-21)
3,629 reads
Shameless Plug: Vote For My Sessions!
Have you voted yet for my sessions your favorite sessions for SQL Rally? If not, this is a friendly reminder...
2012-02-21
621 reads
I see no SQL Server 2008 Counters in Perfmon?
This problem is a real pain and I’m yet to determine why this issue occurs because my understanding is SQL...
2012-02-21
4,642 reads
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Force join by longest possible choice
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
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', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers