I’ll be in France and largely AFK for a few weeks this summer, so I’m posting some golden oldies. You can find the original article and comments here. Today let’s play around with the LIKE operator. Like, totally. Like, Introduction Like “determines whether a specific character string matches a specified pattern. A pattern can include regular […]
Category: sql server
From the Vault: TRY, CATCH, and Transactions
I’ll be in France and largely AFK for a few weeks this summer, so I’m posting some golden oldies. You can find the original article and comments here. The T-SQL TRY/CATCH structure (“new” in SQL 2005!) is, as the professionals say, da bomb. It’s also underused and under-understood, so let’s talk about the basics. (Or, you […]
From the Vault: The First Interview: What companies do that make me want to run far, far away
I’ll be in France and largely AFK for a few weeks this summer, so I’m posting some golden oldies. You can find the original article and comments here. I’ve recently been asked for some clarification about this statement (from my last blog post): “This is EXACTLY the kind of job I’m NOT looking for.” Inquiring minds […]