When and why you should use 1=1 in WHERE clause?
One Interviewer ask this question during interview of my friend.It is easy to answer but need some specific and to...
2013-08-24
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Authority as the Enemy: Notes on elections and perceptions in the tech community
Let’s hear a story. The story is true, but elements have been generalized and fictionalized for simplicity, and so’s not...
2013-08-23
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Decisions, Decisions. Fall Events
I was looking over my travel calendar this fall, and I’m somewhat amazed at the variety of events that are...
2013-08-23
1,147 reads
Reblog: August 16 to August 22
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-08-23
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Notes From The August 2012 OPASS Meeting
Luis Figueroa did a nice job presenting on Master Data Management. It’s nice to see the tools evolving, though I’ll...
2013-08-23
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SQL CAT is on the Move
Not a big deal really, but they’re consolidating from the SQLCAT.COM to put everything on MSDN.
Read all about it here.
I...
2013-08-23
742 reads
Specify the Parameter Names for Stored Procedures
I just ran across a case where a script was failing. Here's the part that's failing:
EXEC sp_addrolemember 'MyDomain\MyGroup', 'SomeRole';
GO
Do...
2013-08-27 (first published: 2013-08-23)
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2013-08-23
724 reads
SQL Server 2012 RTM CU9
On August 20, Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 9, which is Build 11.0.2419. I count seven fixes...
2013-08-22
1,589 reads
Get Started with Windows Azure SQL Database
Learning new things can be daunting. First, you have to come up with the spare time. Then you have track...
2013-08-27 (first published: 2013-08-22)
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Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Building a SQL Server Fleet...
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