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SSIS To SqlServer DataTypes

SSIS Data TypeSSIS ExpressionSQL Serversingle-byte signed integer(DT_I1)
two-byte signed integer(DT_I2)smallintfour-byte signed integer(DT_I4)inteight-byte signed integer(DT_I8)bigintsingle-byte unsigned integer(DT_UI1)tinyinttwo-byte unsigned integer(DT_UI2)
four-byte unsigned integer(DT_UI4)
eight-byte unsigned...

2017-06-08

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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';
What is returned?

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