2009-12-16
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-11
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Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008
There are situations in which you need to individually handle each row in a result set. SQL Server 2008 provides a minimal set of tools — cursors and WHILE loops — to accomplish this task. I'll take a closer look at each option and explain why it's difficult to pinpoint which is better in terms of performance.
2009-12-11
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Query Active Directory Data from SQL Server using T-SQL
Learn how to use SQL Server Transact SQL with OPENROWSET and OPENQUERY commands to access and retrieve data from Active Directory.
2009-12-09
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2009-12-08
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Introduction to Common Table Expressions
Learn how to use common table expressions to simplify your code. Replace temp tables and correlated subqueries with this cool T-SQL feature.
2009-12-08
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2009-12-07
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2009-12-04
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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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