MVP Status: Renewed
On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they...
2018-07-10
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The Data Files
MVP Status: Renewed
On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a significant difference in their development...
2018-07-10
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MVP Status: Renewed
On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a significant difference in their development...
2018-07-10
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MVP Status: Renewed
On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a significant difference in their development...
2018-07-10
3 reads
MVP Status: Renewed
On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a significant difference in their development...
2018-07-10
3 reads
10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the...
2018-06-12
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10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS,...
2018-06-12
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10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS,...
2018-06-12
5 reads
10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS,...
2018-06-12
3 reads
10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS,...
2018-06-12
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Question of the Day
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? See possible answers