Variable Scope in SQL Server
The way variable scoping works in SQL Server has been well documented on MSDN, but I have seen related issues...
2013-01-18
2,832 reads
SQLWise
A really simple Multiprocessing Python Example
Purpose and introduction A Python program will not be able to take advantage of more than one core or more...
2012-12-21
4,752 reads
Playing with Cython
Intro Recently, I came over Cython and started experimenting with it. After some basic testing, I found several things of...
2012-11-23
1,186 reads
Class and instance variables in Python 2.7
The differences and interactions between class variables and instance variables are well described in the Python 2.x documentation, but they...
2012-10-06
2,346 reads
Some Jargon from the SQL Server World
Not long ago I wrote about how to write well about SQL Server, and one major point was that jargon...
2012-09-04
1,124 reads
The effects of an SSD on SQL Server Performance
I. Introduction A little while ago, my wonderful wife Renee got a Solid State Drive (SSD) for me. Being a...
2012-07-29
5,685 reads
New articles posted.
My article Plotting SQL Server Data for Data Visualization is up on MSSQLTips now and discusses using PyQt and Matplotlib...
2012-07-21
818 reads
Writing About SQL Server
I. Introduction I recently submitted my entry for a writing competition as part of my continuing education. While I was...
2012-07-09
1,424 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers