Tag Archives: SQLNewBlogger

Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on February 25, 2026 by way0utwest

I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran into this while trying to solve a problem recently and had to check the error I was getting. This post shows what happened. Another post for … Continue reading →

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RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on February 18, 2026 by way0utwest

I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently about this and decided to explain it to myself, but in a slightly different way. You’ll see how I checked on RANK() vs DENSE_RANK() below. Another … Continue reading →

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Database Collation Matters for Unicode: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 3, 2025 by way0utwest

While trying to work with Unicode data, I found some issues with collation. This post showcases what I’ve seen, with probably not enough answers. The collation/UTF stuff is still slightly confusing to me. Another post for me that is simple … Continue reading →

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Finding the Last Last Name in SQL: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on November 19, 2025 by way0utwest

I wrote a piece on the new SUBSTRING in SQL Server 2025 and got asked a question. How do we get the last last name, such as only getting “Paolino” from “Miguel Angel Paolino”. This post will show how you … Continue reading →

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