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

I have earlier wrote article about SQL SERVER – Get Numeric Value From Alpha Numeric String – UDF for Get Numeric Numbers Only and it was very handy tool for me. Recently blog reader and SQL Expert Christofer has left excellent improvement to this logic. Here is his contribution. He…
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SQL SERVER – UNION Not Allowed but OR Allowed in Index View – Limitation of the View 6

Update: Please read the summary post of all the 11 Limitations of the view SQL SERVER – The Limitations of the Views – Eleven and more… If you want to create an Indexed View, you ought to know that UNION Operation is not allowed in Indexed View. It is quite surprising…
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SQL SERVER – SSRS 2008 R2 – MapGallery – World Map

SQL Server 2008 R2 has negatively integrated ability to work with maps. There are few ways how one can select map and use them in their projects. The one I recently came across was MapGallery. By default SQL Server 2008 R2 is enabled for USA maps. This is quite a common request from developers around the globe that they want the same feature available in their own country.

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