An Interview with Louis Davidson
Want to learn more about some of your favorite authors. Check out this interview with Louis Davidson, author of Professional SQL Server 2000 Database Design.
2001-08-23
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Jon Winer
An interview with Robin Dewson
Want to learn more about some of your favorite authors. Check out this interview with Robin Dewson.
2001-08-15
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Putting 'FOR XML' to Use
Want to take advantage of some of the benefits of using XML for data exchange, take a look at 'FOR XML' in SQL 2000.
2001-05-10
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Running a DTS Package from Query Analyzer
Can you run a DTS package from Query Analyzer...you sure can! Read how to integrate DTS, Jobs and Stored Procedures to run a DTS Package from Query Analyzer.
2001-05-07
10,563 reads
Index Server COM Object Programming in Visual Basic
Jon Winer talks about his adventures with Index Server and provides some hints to help you avoid some common problems.
2001-04-22
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2001-04-22
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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