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Convert to Proper Case in T-SQL
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Convert to Proper Case in T-SQL

So this is an article exploring how to convert UPPERCASE text into mixed case. The feed is originally for a personnel feed so it won't be converting long paragraphs of English text. Instead it will be applied to names and addresses as well as job titles and departments.

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T-SQL: Parse an XML value
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T-SQL: Parse an XML value

This took me a while to find so I've posted an article below detailing how to parse or extract values from a string containing XML code.

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Compare two databases using T-SQL
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Compare two databases using T-SQL

A quick article on how to compare two Microsoft databases using the tools provided with SQL Server and without having to download any third-party products.

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DataScramble - Randomizing data rows
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DataScramble - Randomizing data rows

Along with my DataJumble function and DataTumble procedure which also help scramble database tables sent to suppliers/developers, this is a function which simply finds random characters and inserts these. I would recommend using the DataTumble script over this one as this leaves data very difficult to work with: Before...

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