Fargo SQL Saturday (#SQLSat175) Schedule Is This Weekend
We are down to the last few days before first SQL Saturday in Fargo. It’s been some work pulling it...
2013-04-23
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StrateSQL
Restoring Azure SQL Database to a Local Server
In last week’s post, I talked about the steps required to backup a Azure SQL Database. That post leaves us...
2013-04-29 (first published: 2013-04-23)
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #29
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-04-22
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Reblog: April 12 to April 18
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-04-19
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Backing Up Azure SQL Database to the Cloud
When I first started working with Azure SQL Databases, I wasn’t sure what it would take to backup a database....
2013-04-18
1,803 reads
A Replacement for DBCC IND in SQL Server 2012
Each release of SQL Server is chalk full of new features and an assorted amount of bells and whistles. Some...
2013-05-03 (first published: 2013-04-17)
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #28
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-04-15
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Presentation Materials “What Are You Waiting For?” #SQLSat211
After lunch, I led the session “What Are You Waiting For?” at SQL Saturday Chicago #211. It was another well-received...
2013-04-13
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Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat211
Just got done with my morning session, titled ”Discovering the Plan Cache“, for SQL Saturday Chicago #211 and wanted to get...
2013-04-13
445 reads
Reblog: April 5 to April 11
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-04-12
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers