The Failed Job
I was looking into a failed job on a SQL Server 2008R2 instance. My first step was to check the...
2013-11-15 (first published: 2013-11-07)
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Create Semaphore in Sybase
It seems like I am going to write another none SQL stuff again. No. This is a real life scenario. I am writing an ETL for my customer to...
2013-11-07
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Create Semaphore in Sybase
It seems like I am going to write another none SQL stuff again. No. This is a real life scenario....
2013-11-07
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Recording of SQL Injection Webcast Now Available
On Tuesday I gave a webcast along with MSSQLTips on SQL Injection. If you were unable to attend (or were...
2013-11-07
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of November 10, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2013-11-07
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Tabular model: Not ready for prime time?
While the tabular model in SSAS makes it much easier to build cubes than the multidimensional model, I am not...
2013-11-07
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My 5 pieces of advice for new DBAs
As my first post, I thought I’d list a few points that I would say to any new DBA. I’ll...
2013-11-07
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The Powershell Challenge
I’ve been wanting to do more with Powershell (PoSh). I’ve seen Allen White present on it for years, and I’ve...
2013-11-07
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Do your Foreign Keys Hate You?
We all love our databases. We trust everything they do! How could we not? It's our baby.... well, probably not....
2013-11-07
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Recording of SQL Injection Webcast Now Available
On Tuesday I gave a webcast along with MSSQLTips on SQL Injection. If you were unable to attend (or were...
2013-11-07
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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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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