Full Control Over a Randomly Generated Password
All of us need a steady stream of random passwords for the various systems we manage. Peter Larsson brings us an interesting T-SQL solution that generates one for us.
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Do you know how to suggest improvements or features for SQL Server? Or report bugs? You use Connect, but it needs some work before it will really help the product.
Featured Blog: SQL Server 2008 – iFTS Introduction
This is the first of a series of posts on the new Integrated Full Text feature in SQL Server 2008 from MVP Simon Sabin. We'll continue this series on with an in depth look at this feature.
MDX Numeric Functions: The Min() Function
Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson introduces the numeric Min() function, and leads hands-on practice examples of its use.
SSIS Usage of Checkpoint File
In this article Dinesh Priyankara explains how Checkpoint files can be used in a SSIS package so that the package can be restarted from the point of failure.
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Do you know how to suggest improvements or features for SQL Server? Or report bugs? You use Connect, but it needs some work before it will really help the product.
Not Connected
Do you know how to suggest improvements or features for SQL Server? Or report bugs? You use Connect, but it needs some work before it will really help the product.
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String Similarity II
What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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