Do You Need a Mentor?
When I was young, I never thought I did. I was sure that I knew what was best for my...
2010-11-08
1,040 reads
Pass Summit Sunday Morning
I’m sitting in Top Pot Donut. I’m having a fantastic apple fritter. I’m also trying out the capabilities of the...
2010-11-07
566 reads
Quick Elevators
I’m at the Renaissance in Seattle for a couple days, stuck on the 14th floor. That’s higher than I normally...
2010-11-07
461 reads
SQLPSX 2.3 Release
Just in time for PASS Summit 2010, the CodePlex project SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) has been updated . Here’s a...
2010-11-06
2,168 reads
2010 DBA of the Year Will be Awarded at SQLServerCentral.com PASS Opening Night Party
Tracy Hamlin, selected as the 2010 DBA of the Year, will be awarded her trophy at this year’s SQLServerCentral.com PASS...
2010-11-06
877 reads
SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Return First Date of Month
Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald
Welcome to the third post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...
2010-11-06
546 reads
SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Has Record Attendance
This past week, November 3-4, the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections has a record 431 attendees. Below are some...
2010-11-06
663 reads
6 Networking Tips for the PASS Summit & A Sunday Invitation
There’s no doubt that the PASS Summit is about learning. In just a few days you’ll max out your learning...
2010-11-06
709 reads
Live Streaming Keynotes From PASS Summit 2010
I just wanted to help spread the word that the PASS Summit Keynotes will be streamed live via LiveMeeting next...
2010-11-05
599 reads
SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Return Last Date of the Prior Month
Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald
Welcome to the fourth post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...
2010-11-05
591 reads
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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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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