Backup History
Can you tell me the drive we were backing up server #58 to exactly 8 months ago, and, if possible,...
2013-05-14
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Simple SQL Server
Cluster Info
This script is so simple you’ll start off by asking why you’d ever use it. Then you’ll use it and...
2013-05-14
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File Sizes
There are two scripts I like to use to look at the file sizes on servers. The first one is...
2013-05-14
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Copy / Paste Code
Copy / Paste formatted text is a nightmare in WordPress. I’m singling out WordPress because I use it, and, from what...
2013-05-13
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Database Assessment
This script looks much more intimidating than the results it produces, so I recommend running it before reading through it. ...
2013-05-11
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2013-05-10
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Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 [email protected] 8 [email protected]If I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers