Kent SqlServer UserGroup
I am now in the process of arranging the 2nd meeting of the kent sqlserver user group. This will be...
2010-08-27
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Dave Ballantyne
Kent SQL Server User Group
Well , that was an experience.
It was my first time arranging anything like that and it seemed to me that...
2010-08-19
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Inconsistent NullIF Behaviour ?
NullIf can be a very handy function sometimes. For those who have not used it, if the result of the...
2010-08-06
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Count(*) or Count(1) ?
Every so often on the on-line forums, the question of : Which is better Count(*) or Count(1) ? will occur. So can...
2010-07-27
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SQLBits 7
For those that may of missed it, voting for SQLBits sessions is now open. Make your voice heard and get...
2010-07-20
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Using a UDF as a SARG. Make a hash of it!
I am somewhat uncomfortable blogging this, as I feel that it falls into “Polish a turd” category. Having said that,...
2010-07-02
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Kent Sql Server UserGroup
One of my back burner projects is to setup a local user group.
I'm delighted to now say that this is...
2010-06-28
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SQL 101 : Without “ORDER BY”, order is not guaranteed.
It’s as simple as that. If you don’t specify ORDER BY, then the order of your result set is not...
2010-06-26
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SQL Server XML Schemas
Ever been curious about the schema of , say an SSRS rdl file ? How about the execution plan ?
Not only should...
2010-06-15
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Challenge 19 – An Explanation of a Query
I have received a number of requests for an explanation of my winning query of TSQL Challenge 19. This involved...
2010-05-27
1,705 reads
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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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