String Character Count
A while ago I once attended an interview where I was asked to write a short script that counts each letter of a given string.
2013-04-25 (first published: 2013-04-12)
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Script to Search Through all Databases for a Table Name
This script will search the entire server and give the name and schema of the database where the table exists.
2012-06-25 (first published: 2012-06-09)
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The joy of sp_spaceused
This script uses a cursor to loop through all tables and get the count and table sizes using sp_spaceused. It is much faster and efficient than use 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TABLE_NAME'.
2012-06-22 (first published: 2012-06-09)
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Variable Grouping Using a Case Statement
The code below uses a CASE STATEMENT to group sales data based on date,week,month and quarter. It should be executed in AdventureWorks 2005 or 2008.
2012-05-30 (first published: 2012-05-10)
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