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How to Resolve SQL Server Database Stuck in Recovery Pending State
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How to Repair Corrupt MySQL Tables
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How to Rename a Column in SQL Server
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Different Ways to Populate the List of Tables
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How to Change the SQL Server Database Owner
Discover the importance of database ownership in SQL Server and learn the process of changing database owner using SQL Server Management Studio or ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement
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Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
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