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Regular expressions, or regex, are powerful tools for text manipulation and pattern matching. They are incredibly useful in various scenarios, such as data validation, extraction, and transformation. SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for regex functions, making it easier to perform complex text operations directly within SQL queries. This R...

We are thrilled to announce the public preview of three powerful T-SQL features that will elevate your SQL queries: Regular Expressions (Regex) support, Fuzzy string-matching, and bigint support in DATEADD. These enhancements are now available in Azure SQL Database and SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, offering developers more flexibility, efficien...

We are pleased to announce the private preview of regular expressions (regex) support in Azure SQL Database. Regex is a powerful tool that allows you to search, manipulate, and validate text data in flexible ways. With regex support, you can enhance your SQL queries with pattern matching, extraction, replacement, and more. You can also combine them...