Where's the Phantom Power?
Phantom power, also called Vampire power, is power that's used by electronic devices even though they're powered off. I've also...
2009-05-15
916 reads
An Open Letter To Amazon
I sent this to their customer service, but it highlights a problem with the Kindle process.
I have a Kindle, and...
2009-05-14
410 reads
Taking the Hyper-V Plunge
Or at least I’m getting ready to take the plunge into using Hyper-V. In my machine dilemma, I decided to...
2009-05-14
1,663 reads
TechUpdate Kosova (13th May 2009)
Yesterday, in Prishtina - capital city of Kosova, has been held the TechUpdate Seminar 2009 from Microsoft, organized from the Microsoft...
2009-05-14
1,025 reads
Notes from the May 12, 2009 oPASS Meeting
Our most recent meeting was May 12, 2009, and we had 23 attendees. We started off the evening with news...
2009-05-13
594 reads
Book Review: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
I've been reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith over the past couple months, and...
2009-05-13
770 reads
Database Mirroring FAQ: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
Question: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
This question was...
2009-05-13
1,669 reads
To Date or Not To Date….
OK….so I’m in the middle of a very interesting Effective Dating project…basically we’re dealing with some tables that only store...
2009-05-13
1,631 reads
Loading up on MVP Goodies
Not MVP logo items, as I’m not sure if I really want to wear those. I was somewhat uncomfortable last...
2009-05-13
959 reads
The Windows 7 RC Download Issue
A better explanation from the SQLCAT team in this blog entry. I’d still like to see more, but this makes...
2009-05-13
658 reads
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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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