Clicking on Links in Email
Every security awareness presentation makes the warning about opening attachments or clicking on links in emails when you don't know...
2012-01-24
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Determining Active Directory Group Membership
As discussed in my previous post I prefer to use Windows authentication over SQL authentication on my SQL Servers. There...
2012-01-24
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Generate test data using DBGen
Over the last couple of months I have on several occasions found myself in need of test data for demos,...
2012-01-24
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Afterthoughts: IT Pro Camp Orlando 2012
This past Saturday January 21, 2012 I had the opportunity to speak at my first IT Pro Camp in Orlando,...
2012-01-24
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Sitting Between Two Stools: Analysis Services 2012, Windows 8 and Market Niche Confusion at Microsoft
In my last post, I wrote that the game plan was to post by Dec. 10 on changes in data...
2012-01-24
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Insert multiple rows from one INSERT statement
One of the things that has been annoying for a long time in SQL Server is adding lots of data...
2012-01-23
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Monday Morning Mistakes: Remote Connectivity to SQL Server
Inspired by common emails and questions I see, I figured I’d do a series of blog posts on common mistakes...
2012-01-23
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Sorting a String as a Number with T-SQL and SSIS
I was working on a Cube in Analysis Services for a client recently and needed to sort on a field...
2012-01-23
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January 2012 SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft recently released a couple of new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008, I thought it was finally time...
2012-01-23
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Want to recruit me? Please follow these rules
I get 15-30 calls/emails a week from recruiters (not counting the dozens of auto-generated emails I get). Being a contractor...
2012-01-23
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Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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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