Re: Oracle NULL vs '' revisited

>> Seems reasonable. Perhaps you could teach that trick to Microsoft.

I came across this biased bull sh1t ->
http://www.psoug.org/reference/sqlserver.html which I'm starting to readdress your obvious total lack of any experience or knowledge of SQL Server.

Anyway, that aside, with have the configuration manager for one that enables step by step enabling of various features of the product via a GUI or through the command line via T-SQL.

I know I'm talking to a wall while saying that but your answer may prove amusing.

Tony.

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