24 Hours of PASS
I’m fairly certain Jack Bauer isn’t involved with this new initiative from PASS. Just as I’m also certain I won’t...
2009-08-03
733 reads
The Scary DBA
Active August #1
I like to blog about technical topics and community, not personal stuff. However, this is a community post. A number...
2009-08-01
620 reads
PASS & SQL Bloggers
PASS is trying to find better ways to reach out to SQL Bloggers. They’re going to experiment with taking advantage...
2009-07-31
1,316 reads
No really. When did this statement start?
I thought I had an interesting answer to the question. Unfortunately Adam Machanic, who has been working in this specific...
2009-07-31
1,318 reads
When did this statement start?
UPDATE: This post is incorrect. Adam nailed it in the comments. I explain my mistake here.
A question came up over...
2009-07-28
1,873 reads
Attache/Brief Case Review
Steve Jones, through a series of comments, emails, blackmail, back-alley deals & tons of whining, agreed to let me review a...
2009-07-24
569 reads
Conversations
Do you know how to start a conversation or how to join one? I usually wait for a pause and...
2009-07-21
664 reads
MS Field Engineer’s on Performance Troubleshooting
Do you want to get a glimpse into how the Microsoft Field Engineers would go about troubleshooting performance issues on...
2009-07-20
779 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
Forums
Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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UNISTR Escape
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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