MDX #35 – Properties() function with TYPED flag
Reader Query
My publisher recently forwarded me a question from a reader about the “Using the PROPERTIES() function to retrieve data...
2013-12-27
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SQL Saturdays Coming Up!
Don't forget! Monday is the final give away! I will be giving away a free copy of the Professional SQL...
2013-12-27
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #63
It’s Thursday and about time for this week’s weekly link round-up. Since it’s the holidays, I didn’t feel like putting...
2013-12-26
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Entity Data Modeling with Visual Studio
While there are a lot of tools out there for data modeling, there is one option that is free if...
2013-12-30 (first published: 2013-12-26)
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Review of Change to PASS Bylaws
As required, the Board has posted proposed changes to the bylaws for review by the members. The changes are fairly...
2013-12-26
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Supporting Wikipedia & Other Organizations
I just sent Wikipedia five bucks. As someone who uses Wikipedia and finds it useful, I’m willing to donate in...
2014-01-01 (first published: 2013-12-26)
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12 Days of Christmas 2013 Day 2
This is the second installment in the 12 day series for SQL tidbits during this holiday season. Previous articles in this mini-series on quick tidbits: SQL Sat LV announcement...
2013-12-26
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12 Days of Christmas 2013 Day 2
This is the second installment in the 12 day series for SQL tidbits during this holiday season.
Previous articles in this...
2013-12-26
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Powershell Backups and Post Frequency Change
It's been a good run doing a post every day. I'm scaling it back a bit. I liked getting these...
2013-12-26
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12 Days of Christmas 2013 Day 1
Last year I did a mini-series themed around the 12 Days of Christmas. I am going to do a similar series this year. Over the next 12 days, I...
2013-12-25
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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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Let's Talk Certifications
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Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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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