Indexing Fundamentals
First, lets understand what the types of indexes are. If you take a reference book, you have the two types...
2013-11-20
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Select * from * : Quick Tips
What? You want to see all of your data? Well do I have the script for you! New, Improved, Extra...
2013-11-20
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Triangle SQL Server User Group Wrapup
Tonight I had the pleasure of presenting remotely to the Triangle SQL Server Users Group. I presented my session entitled “Squeezing...
2013-11-20
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 14
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 14, which is build 10.00.5848. This Cumulative Update has...
2013-11-19
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SQL Server NorthEast – New Usergroup!!
SQLBits in Nottingham was where it all began. A short conversation on whether there were any plans for a SQL...
2013-11-19
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What should a candidate know about your company?
I had a great comment (Ryan McCauley’s) on yesterday’s post that led to a great conversation on Twitter. The comment mentioned...
2013-11-27 (first published: 2013-11-19)
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Create video presentations
I recorded my first video presentation and demo using the screen recording and video editing software called Camtasia Studio for Windows.
It’s...
2013-11-19
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Windows Azure Views
It’s kind of fun to see Azure development artifacts on display. I’ve posted about them before, a couple of times....
2013-11-19
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T-SQL Tuesday #48 Roundup
A big thanks to everyone who participated in this month’s T-SQL Tuesday (link) blog party. This month’s topic was to give your thoughts on Cloud. Lots of interesting reads...
2013-11-19
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T-SQL Tuesday #48 Roundup
A big thanks to everyone who participated in this month’s T-SQL Tuesday (link) blog party. This month’s topic was to give your thoughts on Cloud. Lots of interesting reads...
2013-11-19
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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...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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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