Format decimal value to fraction using a tally table.
We use a tally table to find the appropriate denominator for a given decimal part of a number.
2014-04-29 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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Trim Left Char (for single words)
Remove the first replications of a specified char in a word. It does not work well with text that contains blank spaces in the middle.
2012-08-16 (first published: 2012-08-02)
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BusinessDaysToCalendarDays (For Unusual Business Weeks)
Tells how many calendar days are needed to complete a number of bussines days starting in a defined day of the week.
2012-07-23 (first published: 2012-07-04)
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BussinesDaysToCalendarDays
Tells how many calendar days are needed to complete a number of bussines days starting in a specified week day. Any comments? Let me know =D.
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-07-04)
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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