New and Basic Result-set Paging functionality in SQL 2012 Version.
Overview of 2 very important clauses added to SELECT statement in SQL2012 to allow paging on result sets.
2013-04-10
659 reads
Eli Leiba
Methods For Converting a Stored Procedure
An interesting use of T-SQL to run a stored procedure as part of a SELECT statement to get a result set to be used and combined with other tables. From Eli Leiba, learn how you can build a stored procedure into your queries.
2011-04-08 (first published: 2009-10-29)
35,502 reads
Generating Permutations in T-SQL
In testing your applications, one of the things that you often want to do is run through a list of all possible values for some particular piece of code. Eli Leiba brings us a method for autmatically generating all the possible permutations for input values.
2005-10-19
20,432 reads
Tokenizing a String Using PARSENAME
SQL Server string manipulation using T-SQL leaves lots to be desired. Many postings and complaints about T-SQL deal with strings, but there are ways to work with it. Author Eli Leiba brings us a way to split out portions of a string that contains tokens with a user defined function. Read on to see how this is accomplished and the code used to perform the splitting.
2004-12-27
12,191 reads
Evaluating Boolean expressions using T-SQL
Every once in awhile there is a unique T-SQL solution in SQL Server that solves a rare problem. Not many of us have had to deal with boolean evaluation in our jobs, but a few have. Author Eli Leiba has and brings us a new article that shows how to build a procedure that can take a boolean expression and evaluate it to true or false.
2004-12-21
15,124 reads
Tracking Down Newly Created Databases
SQL Server was designed to make the DBA job easier, distribution of security, automated procedures, etc. But in some areas it either does not go far enough, or a feature is used for an unintended purpose. One of those areas comes into play when allowing many people to create databases. Author Eli Leiba brings us a tecehnique he uses to close the gap and track down those newly created databases.
2004-11-18
4,961 reads
Identifying Blocking Locks
Blocks in SQL Server can cause untold amounts of pain and headache, mostly because they are so transient and often when you go to look for them, they have been released on whatever object you are researching. Author Eli Leiba has writeen a short piece on how you can automate the search for blocking locks and help you as a DBA be proactive in identifying them.
2004-10-28
12,406 reads
Implementing a Flexible Backup Strategy
SQL Server has a rock solid backup routine that works every time. However the schemes used to implement backups with maintenance plans, Enterprise Manager, etc., are not a smooth or as flexible as what most people require. Author Eli Lieba brings us his strategy and code for ensuring that each database is backed up how he needs it to be, whether a full or differential backup.
2004-10-19
11,338 reads
Handling Simple XML Using T-SQL
SQL Server 2000 integrates a number of features to work with XML data and SQL Server 2005 should expand upon that. However the SQL Server 2000 extensions for working with XML data in T-SQL are not that mature. New author Eli Leiba looks at how he can traverse an XML file using T-SQL code.
2004-09-20
13,042 reads
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Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers