Daily Coping 29 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-29
26 reads
sp_RestoreScript 1.7 Released
sp_RestoreScript 1.7 has been released. For information and documentation please visit https://sqlundercover.com/2017/06/29/undercover-toolbox-sp_restorescript-a-painless-way-to-generate-sql-server-database-restore-scripts/ Changes in 1.7 New Parameters @IncludeCopyOnly – 1 – Copy only backups are included0 – Copy only...
2020-09-29
192 reads
Fixing the PoSh Hotkey in ADS
I installed the PowerShell (PoSh) extension in ADS recently. This is available in the extension pane, and once installed, you get the 4th icon on the right added to...
2020-10-06 (first published: 2020-09-28)
154 reads
Capture Execution Plans Only For Long Running Queries
I love questions. Most of all, I love questions I can answer. I spotted this question recently: How can I use Profiler to capture execution plans for queries over...
2020-10-05 (first published: 2020-09-28)
531 reads
Daily Coping 28 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-28
41 reads
Azure SQL Database Compatibility with SQL Server
A long time ago, in early days of the Azure SQL Database in 2015, I wrote this article in which I tried to compare the SQL Server and Azure...
2020-10-02 (first published: 2020-09-27)
2,187 reads
Custom deployment parameters in Azure Data Factory - Forget Me Not
(2020-Sep-26) Last week one of my Azure Data Factory (ADF) deployment pipelines failed with an error that it couldn’t find some of the deployment parameters that I try to override,...
2020-10-05 (first published: 2020-09-26)
771 reads
VMworld 2020 – Top 10 Database Sessions (Part 2)
Whether you are a SQL Server Database Administrator, Infrastructure Architect, or any other member of IT managing SQL Servers in a virtualized environment, you should already be registered for...
2020-10-02 (first published: 2020-09-25)
368 reads
Daily Coping 25 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-25
47 reads
VMworld 2020 – Top 10 Database Sessions (Part 1)
Whether you are a SQL Server Database Administrator, Infrastructure Architect, or any other member of IT managing SQL Servers in a virtualized environment, you should already be registered for...
2020-10-01 (first published: 2020-09-24)
261 reads
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
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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