SQL Server 2011 CTP3 (Denali) Released
I started this blog a few weeks ago when I heard rumors that CTP3 was coming soon, but figured that...
2011-07-12
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Brian K. McDonald
2011 SQL Rally Evaluations - Reporting Services Boot Camp
I wrote this early in June, but lost it in my blog pile again and just found it…
First and foremost,...
2011-07-11
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FileLinking Using SSIS
A user recently asked how to generate a file link using SSIS so that it could be inserted into the...
2011-07-01
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Awesome Reports Webinar Tomorrow at 11AM
Here at Pragmatic Works, we enjoy putting on a show for the community. As can be seen by Training on...
2011-06-30
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Watermarking
Someone asked me a long time ago how to do watermarking in Reporting Services and I meant to write a...
2011-06-30
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Who Am I
If you’re anything like me, you use many different machines on a daily or sometimes weekly basis. Some of these...
2011-06-25
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PASS 2011 Pre-Conference Seminars and Spotlight Sessions Released
I have wanted to go to PASS Summit for the last several years, but have yet to get an opportunity...
2011-06-02
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SQL Saturday 74 Is Here! Register Now! Show Up Tomorrow!
Tomorrow (4/30/2011) is SQL Saturday #74 in Jacksonville Florida and once again, I am giving a talk with other well...
2011-04-29
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Awesome Software/Training Deal!
Here at Pragmatic Works, we are not just a bunch of great consultants! We create software too! Some that helps...
2011-04-21
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SQL Rally Still Only $349 Until 4/30/2011
If you're on twitter, follow the #SQLPass hash tag and @briankmcdonald for up-to-date information.
You may have heard that PASS is...
2011-04-18
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
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Where Your Value Separates You from Others
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Encoding Functions
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers