T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades, Master of None?
Another month and another opportunity to write about an interesting topic. This month hosting TSQL Tuesday is Argenis Fernandez (Blog...
2012-03-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades, Master of None?
Another month and another opportunity to write about an interesting topic. This month hosting TSQL Tuesday is Argenis Fernandez (Blog | Twitter). This month, Argenis has invited us to...
2012-03-13
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What is a Favicon?
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2012-03-08
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What is a Favicon?
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Physical or Virtual
Today I get to share something that has been on my someday list for quite some time. I have planned...
2012-03-07
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Physical or Virtual
Today I get to share something that has been on my someday list for quite some time. I have planned on getting a solution that involves TSQL to help...
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Views in Use?
Today, I am following up on a topic I mentioned in an earlier post. In case you haven’t read the...
2012-03-06
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Views in Use?
Today, I am following up on a topic I mentioned in an earlier post. In case you haven’t read the post on finding your linked servers, you can read...
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A DBAs List of Little Things
Today is Meme Monday. Today we get to talk about all of the little things a DBA does. Thomas LaRock...
2012-03-05
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A DBAs List of Little Things
Today is Meme Monday. Today we get to talk about all of the little things a DBA does. Thomas LaRock started things off with his list – here. I...
2012-03-05
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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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