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  • RE: Differences Between Lower Compatibility Levels and Level 120

    Good question but an easy one because I faced this problem when I installed my 1st SQL Server 2014 as I have had to study the differences between 2014 Express...

  • RE: Finding Azure SQL Database

    Easy question.

    1 ==> missing spaces inside the searched string

    2 ==> not beginning by a space ( I missed it in an interview some years ago )

    3 ==> OK

    4 ==> missing...

  • RE: Which gives the greatest points?

    I got the points only because rugby is a national sport in my country and there was no correct proposal : the TRY_CONVERT is giving 2 more points after the...

  • RE: Filetable File Lengths

    Thanks for this interesting but poisonous QOD which was not easy to answer as it is mixing file system ( too often overlooked by the DBAs ) and SQL Server.

    But...

  • RE: DY

    Good question.

    I am surprised by the inconsistence of the T-SQL :

    why to have weekday ( day of the week ) and dayofyear ( day of the year ) ? I...

  • RE: Whats the count???

    I knew the good answer only because a friend of mine had to face this question in an interview 2 years ago. Like him , I gave the wrong answer...

  • RE: Filetable Insert Triggers

    Filetable is not my favorite topic so I had to try to find the most logical choices ( according to me ). I got 2 points in a surprising way....

  • RE: Composite foreign key

    Thanks for this nice question that I was able to answer thanks to a session I followed in 2014. I remembered that the speaker was not pleased about a question...

  • RE: Identity Column

    TomThomson (10/5/2015)


    sknox (10/5/2015)


    This question is almost more about TRUNCATE than IDENTITY. All of the inserts before the TRUNCATE are just red herrings.

    To some extent I agree, but I would...

  • RE: Backup log with norecovery

    Interesting question about I never used thru T-SQL.

    I discovered the WITH NORECOVERY when I tested how to backup with SMO ( there is an option which permits to visualize the...

  • RE: Counting Classes

    serg-52 (9/25/2015)


    RonKyle (9/24/2015)


    I have reworded to ask about classes.

    So... how do we get to answer the question again with the revised wording?

    Just don't answer in a hurry, wait...

  • RE: Renaming

    Another Connect request closed ( it will not be solved )

  • RE: Renaming

    tbailey 19088 (9/28/2015)


    Steve,

    This rename can be done using sp_dropserver and sp_addserver @local='local.

    I tested this on one of my development boxes that had only a single, default-named instance. First, I ran...

  • RE: LEADing Rows

    TomThomson (9/27/2015)


    paul s-306273 (9/23/2015)


    ...thought MS had made it reasonably easy to determine what LAG and LEAD do. For those using the language it's just plain English.

    The rows that lead...

  • RE: Choosing values

    Stewart "Arturius" Campbell (9/22/2015)


    Interesting question, thanks Steve

    Another of the functions copied from Excel.

    I don't think so. These functions have been introduced only to make easier the translation Access towards SQL...

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