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...
2013-11-19
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My favourite online references
There is a wealth of information about SQL Server online. Absolutely hundreds of blogs, white papers, editorials, the list goes...
2013-11-19
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Automated Permissions Auditing With Powershell and T-SQL: Part 5
If you’ve followed along to this point, and have assembled the pieces as I’ve given them to you, you’re now...
2013-11-26 (first published: 2013-11-19)
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 7
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 7, which is Build 11.0.3393.0. This CU has 47...
2013-11-19
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Fill Factor, Why Do You Taunt Me? Part 3
Let's look at something a bit more in depth. Let me start by saying, "Please don't arbitrarily change any default...
2013-11-25 (first published: 2013-11-19)
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The week that was: PASS #SQLRally EMEA 2013
I feel really bad that I’ve not been able to blog recently. My draft area is littered with half written...
2013-11-19
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Colorado SQL Events : November 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2013-11-19
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Colorado SQL Events : November 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2013-11-19
587 reads
Webcasts this week – wc 20131118
I’ve been a bit lapse in posting what I am up to recently. For example, I completely missed blogging about...
2013-11-19
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How to Fail a Phone Screen
It’s funny to me how easy it is to fail a phone screen – both as the interviewer, and as the...
2013-11-29 (first published: 2013-11-18)
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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