The Year in Review - 2009
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
Using T-SQL to Transform XML Data to a Relational Format
More and more data is being stored or transmitted in an XML format. New author Nasir Mirza brings us an article that examines how to transform a number of XML structures into different relational formats for storage in SQL Server.
Running a Small User Group - Getting Quality Speakers
Midlands PASS is a small user group. We average about 15 people coming to meetings, which is good for Columbia,...
The SQL of Scrabble and Rapping
In which Phil decides to use a table consisting of all the common words in English to explore ways of cheating at Scrabble and writing doggerel using SQL Server. He then issues a SQL challenge.
The Year in Review - 2009
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
The Year in Review - 2009
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
The Year in Review - 2009th
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
Crash and Burn
A recent crash of the popular Coding Horror blog brings the responsibility of backups to the front of today's editorial. See if you agree with Steve Jones and his take on backups and restores.
Scripting in SSIS – Part 1
Learning to script is a valuable skill for a DBA. Learning to script is invaluable for an SSIS developer and MVP Andy Warren starts a new series that examines the basics of adding scripts to your packages.
Crash and Burn
A recent crash of the popular Coding Horror blog brings the responsibility of backups to the front of today's editorial. See if you agree with Steve Jones and his take on backups and restores.
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