The sqlcmd utility in SQL Server
The sqlcmd utility in SQL Server is a handy tool for running ad hoc queries or creating script files to perform routine tasks or automate procedures.
Custom Pagination in SQL Server 2005
Building paging routines in SQL Server can be challenging since SQL wants to deal with full result sets. Adam Haines brings us a technique that you can use in SQL Server 2005 with the new Row_Number function.
SQL Server Options to Avoid - SQL School Video
Not every option in SQL Server is useful or appropriate. Brian Knight shows which ones you might not wish to mess with.
The Bionic Office - V2
Fog Creek Software has a new headquarters and the offices look amazing. Steve Jones talks about the value of a beautiful space.
Conducting Service Broker Conversation Using Full Dialog Security in SQL Server 2005 Express Service
In the previous installment of our series covering the most relevant features of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, we started an overview of Service Broker full dialog-level security. In this article, we will conclude this subject by describing the remaining prerequisites and a method to invoke a secure dialog.
Great IT Shops
Do you work in a great IT shop? Steve Jones talks about some of the things that make one and wonders if you feel you work at a great company.
Great IT Shops
Do you work in a great IT shop? Steve Jones talks about some of the things that make one and wonders if you feel you work at a great company.
Great IT Shops
Do you work in a great IT shop? Steve Jones talks about some of the things that make one and wonders if you feel you work at a great company.
Just a Second, Guv.
In which Phil hears about an extra 'leap' second added over the new year, and broods on the missing INTERVAL datatype in SQL Server
Get SSAS Database Properties with PowerShell and AMO
Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and AMO to retrieve the database properties of SQL Server Analysis Service.
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Presenting with Visual Studio Code
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Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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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