What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Introduction
Today’s script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in this post by Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter). This...
2010-05-21
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What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Today's script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in a post by Paul Randal. This script is written for SQL 2000 but, as Paul notes,...
2010-05-21
14 reads
What is a Good Way to Run CheckDB on a VLDB?
Today's script is one that I wrote based on the logic outlined in a post by Paul Randal. This script is written for SQL 2000 but, as Paul notes,...
2010-05-21
8 reads
What 5 things should SQL Server get rid of?
Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter) recently kicked off this meme by listing the 5 things he thinks SQL Server should get rid of....
2010-05-20
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Introduction
Today’s script is one that I had not planned on blogging so soon but since Paul Randal just talked about...
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
2010-05-11
8 reads
How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
The post How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?...
2010-05-11
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Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
Introduction
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend...
2010-05-06
3,216 reads
Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend a bunch of time searching for different sites I...
2010-05-06
3 reads
Where Do I Start with PowerShell?
This morning I set out to get some information about getting started in PowerShell for a coworker. Rather than spend a bunch of time searching for different sites I...
2010-05-06
3 reads
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Presenting with Visual Studio Code
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Advice I Like: In 100 Years
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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