TGI SQL Friday - 16th September 2016 Weekly roundup
I have had an interesting week teaching Learning Tree course 534 Developing SQL Queries for SQL Server. I had an...
2016-09-16
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Restoring Azure SQL Database
A major benefit of Azure SQL Database (PaaS) is the fact that Microsoft manages the backups – it’s great because recovering...
2016-09-23 (first published: 2016-09-16)
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"SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals" at SQLSaturday Charlotte This Weekend!
I'll be presenting my talk on SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals this weekend at SQLSaturday #560 Charlotte, NC.
As a SQLSat...
2016-09-15
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Quick #SQLPrompt Tips – Expanding Wildcards
I tend to try and get code on the screen quickly and then start to remove things. I’m a visual...
2016-09-15
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#SQLSpeaking this Fall!
I have some great speaking dates coming up this Fall - here is the list:
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First - the big one. I am honored...
2016-09-15
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Emojis in SQL Server
I blame Aaron Bertrand (b/t) and Kevin Kline (b/t). Aaron who posted a great #BackToBasics blog about naming stored procedures...
2016-09-15
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 16 – Bubble)
In this module you will learn how to use the Bubble chart Power BI Custom Visual. The Bubble chart allows...
2016-09-22 (first published: 2016-09-15)
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Great Value IT Training - Awesome ITIL offers
This week's Great Value IT Offers are in. If you want to your ITIL learning on this autumn we have...
2016-09-15
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Sql Server - Detecting and Monitoring Memory Pressure
Introduction - Detecting and Monitoring Memory Pressure
I will be writing this article in four parts because this
topic is huge and amount...
2016-09-15
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More PowerShell for the Azure World
The collection of Azure SQL Database cmdlets can be found at – https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt574084.aspx. There are alot, however I tend to use...
2016-09-15
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Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Split Large Queries in Athena with a Simple Modulo Trick
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Finding Trailing Spaces
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Question of the Day
Finding Trailing Spaces
I have some data in a SQL Server 2025 database. It looks like this for the dbo.Customer table:
CustomerID CustomerName PreferredName 1 Steve Steve 2 Andy Andy 3 Brian Brian 4 Allan Allan 5 Devin Devin 6 Steve Steve 7 Sally SallyI want to detect which names have a single trailing space. The CustomerName is a varchar() and the PreferredName is a CHAR(). Does this query detect the problem rows?
SELECT
CustomerID,
CustomerName,
PreferredName
FROM Customer
WHERE CustomerName <> RTRIM(CustomerName)
OR PreferredName <> RTRIM(PreferredName); See possible answers