The BestOf vol. 3 and Stumpers Vol. 2
New books from SQLServerCentral.com. The latest versions of our very popular SQL Server reference materials are now available.
2005-05-11
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SQL Server Central
Congratulations Frank
A Longtime SQLServerCentral.com member and a very valued member of the community has just received a great honor in our field. Take a moment to read and add your congratulations.
2005-04-08
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A New Contest!
SQLServerCentral.com is starting a new contest, one where we'll have a winner every week as long as we can find prizes. Read on and see how you can enter.
2005-03-04
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eSubscriptions Are Here!!!
Last year we started a magazine, the SQL Server Standard, a publication devoted to SQL Server with articles written by you and me, people who work with the product in the real world. Now we're pleased to announce that eSubscriptions to the magazine in PDF format are now available.
2005-02-16
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A New MCP Benefit
We would like to think that most DBAs are certified as at least MCPs if not MCDBAs. We have worked out a deal with Microsoft to provide yet another benefit for MCPs. Read on to find out more.
2005-02-15
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Book Sale
SQLServerCentral.com is having a sale. Support the site and get some valuable information for your library.
2005-01-24
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SQLServerCentral.com Email Changes
The staff at SQLServerCentral.com really appreciates your support and contributions to the community. We are always looking to improve things here and we have made a couple changes to the way our email system works.
2005-01-11
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Webcast: Six Principles for Increasing the Speed of Business Intellige
Trey Johnson, a PASS board member and a senior business intelligence consultant, is doing a webcast on Tuesday. Join him for a great talk getting a business intelligence system up and successful in your environment.
2005-01-10
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SQLServerCentral.com Celebrates our 200,000 Member Milestone
Many thanks from Andy, Brian, and Steve to everyone for their participation and efforts in building the best SQL Server site and the best community on the Internet. In appreciation of their efforts, we've given away a few gifts to some random members.
2005-01-10
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Decorum in the Forums
One of the most valuable features of SQLServerCentral.com is the discussion forums, where many a DBA has found an answer to their question. Most times on the same day! While we do not moderate the forums, there are still some rules for posting that we hope everyone will take a moment to read.
2005-01-03
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers