SQL SERVER – Get Numeric Value From Alpha Numeric String – UDF for Get Numeric Numbers Only

SQL is great with String operations. Many times, I use T-SQL to do my string operation. Let us see User Defined Function, which I wrote few days ago, which will return only Numeric values from AlphaNumeric values. CREATE FUNCTION dbo.udf_GetNumeric (@strAlphaNumeric VARCHAR(256)) RETURNS VARCHAR(256) AS BEGIN DECLARE @intAlpha INT SET @intAlpha =…
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SQLAuthority News – Book Review – Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide)

Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide) (Hardcover) by Sujoy Paul (Author) Link to Amazon Quick Review: This is good book for any novice developer to start in the world of database replication implementation and maintenance. Replication is important part of highly availability and one book covers all the concept…
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SQLAuthority News – SQL Injection – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh

It has been a long time since I wrote about SQL Humor. Following is the cartoon sent to me by many (more than 10 times) so far by many users. I did not publish it till now as it has been quite popular and I believed many people had already seen it. However, recently by one of the quite big personality asked me why I have not included this in my blog, so I have finally decided to include that in my blog. Let us read humor about SQL Injection.

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SQLAuthority News – Download – Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008

Download the 2008 Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions of: Redistributable components…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Enhenced TRIM() Function – Remove Trailing Spaces, Leading Spaces, White Space, Tabs, Carriage Returns, Line Feeds

After reading my article SQL SERVER – 2008 – TRIM() Function – User Defined Function, I have received email and comments where user are asking if it is possible to remove trailing spaces, leading spaces, white space, tabs, carriage returns, line feeds etc. I found following script posted by Russ…
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SQLAuthority News – SQL Server 2008 – Microsoft Certifications for 70-432 70-433 70-450 70-452

I have received many emails requesting information about SQL Server certifications examples. Microsoft has released new set of exams for SQL Server 2008 certifications. I am listing them here for quick reference. Exam 70-432 – TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 (10…
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SQLAuthority News – Author Visit – SQL Hour at Patni Computer Systems

Ahmedabad SQL Server User Group has started organizing a special event, “SQL Hour”, where we visit IT companies and interact with the SQL Server professionals. We had the first meeting this Saturday, 4th October 2008 at Patni Computer Systems, Gandhinangar. This meeting was lead by SQL Server User Group President…
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