Stop SQL Injection Attacks Before They Stop You
This article discusses: How SQL injection attacks work, Testing for vulnerabilities, Validating user input, and more.
Pop Rivett and the Expanding Log
When your database transaction log is out of control, there is only one man who can tame it.
XML not boring! New workbench
Robyn Page and Phil Factor almost dispel the myth that XML is boring, with their radical new SQL Server XML workbench.
Certification Rumors and Tips
Should you get certified? How should you do it? Brandie Tarvin brings us some tips on what might work and dispels some of the myths and rumors about certification.
SQL Server 2000 SP3a Support is Ending
Next Tuesday, support for SQL Server 2000 servers on Service Pack 3a ends, so be sure you are moving to SP4.
Debugging Stored Procedures in Visual Studio 2005
This article walks through the basics of debugging stored procedures using Visual Studio 2005. It covers breakpoints, watches and stepping through code.
Maintain DTS packages in SQL Server 2005
Migrate to SQL Server 2005 and maintain, edit and develop your data transformation services (DTS) packages using the SQL Server DTS Designer.
Monitoring Changes to your Database Schema
With the introduction of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft now allows you to write Data Definition Language (DDL) triggers to perform actions when events occur on your server. In this article, Greg Larsen discusses (examples included) some of the things that DDL triggers can be use for.
Optimize disk configuration in SQL Server
Proper disk configuration can result in a lifetime of high performance for SQL Server databases. Go beyond storage capacity requirements and consider drive performance.
Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Forums
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
25 Years Later: What SQLServerCentral Meant to Me
Comments posted to this topic are about the item 25 Years Later: What SQLServerCentral...
Doing Good at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Doing Good at SQL Server...
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