Performance Tuning – Over the Top Biz Logic
This month, Robert Pearl is helping to host a Performance Story contest. The contest is being sponsored by Safe Peak,...
2011-09-19
1,775 reads
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Performance Tuning – Over the Top Biz Logic
This month, Robert Pearl is helping to host a Performance Story contest. The contest is being sponsored by Safe Peak, and you can see more about it – here....
2011-09-19
9 reads
Column Level Permissions
Did you know that you can grant permissions down to the column level in SQL Server? Well, if you didn’t...
2011-09-19
1,677 reads
Column Level Permissions
Did you know that you can grant permissions down to the column level in SQL Server? Well, if you didn’t know that – you do now. It is...
2011-09-19
33 reads
Beyonders
It has been a looooong time since I wrote a little book review. It’s nice to take time out with...
2011-09-16
556 reads
Beyonders
It has been a looooong time since I wrote a little book review. It’s nice to take time out with a little fantasy to ease and please the brain....
2011-09-16
5 reads
What Happens in Vegas…
…Need not Stay in Vegas
Coming to Las Vegas in 2012 is an event many have been waiting for. Those that...
2011-09-14
751 reads
What Happens in Vegas…
…Need not Stay in Vegas Coming to Las Vegas in 2012 is an event many have been waiting for. Those that have been waiting for this event are the...
2011-09-14
6 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation
Tuesday is upon us. It also happens to be the second Tuesday of the month and you know what that...
2011-09-13
676 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation
Data Presentation is not just about the look of a report. Data Presentation involves performance, accuracy, display and the business requirements. By giving proper attention to each of these...
2011-09-13
6 reads
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Question of the Day
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