SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
2013-11-18
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SQL Server – Custom sorting in ORDER BY clause
ORDER BY clause can be used to sort the results returned by SELECT statement in SQL Server. It orders the...
2013-11-18
4,353 reads
Power Pivot Synonyms
A little gem was included with the latest Office 365 update. After downloading and installing this update you will now find...
2013-11-18
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Fill Factor, Why Do You Taunt Me? Part 2
So Friday we were discussing the idea of an idea. I think... or an idea of an idea's idea. What...
2013-11-18
1,012 reads
70-457 Reviewer #16 Implement AlwaysOn in SQL Server 2012
This reviewer is still part of lesson in Implementing High Availability in SQL Server 2012. This covers about 12% of...
2013-11-17
573 reads
Chicago SQL Server Users Group Wrapup
Thursday night I had a great time presenting my session entitled “Squeezing Top Performance from Your Virtualized SQL Server” to...
2013-11-17
715 reads
Superpowers Revealed
Like many of you out there, I’m constantly looking for new things to learn. A new skill, a new hobby,...
2013-11-16
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SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for November 2013
I have made a number updates and bug fixes, including some additional columns in some of the queries for all...
2013-11-15
1,167 reads
Use application lock to synchronize T-SQL code
Application lock can be used to synchronize T-SQL code, you can control if the session is able to run the...
2013-11-15
5,082 reads
Reblog: November 8 to November 14
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-11-15
757 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
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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