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Creating a Linked Server in Amazon RDS for SQL Server: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Understanding SQL Server Linked Servers
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Perform Data Filtering in Oracle Link to SQL Server
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Changing Linked Server Properties
A quick guide on changing the linked server properties and settings.
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Setting up linked servers with an out-of-process OLEDB provider
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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