SQL SERVER REBUILD INDEX
Use the script below to rebuild an index on a table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME REBUILD ;
Check SQL Server...
2012-01-04
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Blog Posts
SSIS Community Tasks and Components
Do you know there are hundreds of additional tasks, tools, and components for SSIS, many which are free? Why re-invent...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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SSIS ETL Frameworks
In my years as a BI Professional I have seen many ETL Frameworks. They range from homegrown internal solution to...
2012-01-04
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Dropping a Database
I came across an issue on a server this morning where a drive had run out of free space. Now given...
2012-01-03
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Estimated Completion Time for Backups and Restores
I’m in the middle of a database migration and thought I’d quickly share a script I threw together to show...
2012-01-03 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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SQL SERVER DISABLE INDEX
Use the script below to disable an index on a SQL Server table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME DISABLE;
Executing the...
2012-01-03
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Start 2012 with Your Best of 2011
The first week following on from the Christmas break is a very hectic one for us Data Professionals.
Your customers are...
2012-01-03
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Windows OS Information from SQL Server
I ran across a thread recently where someone was asking how to get the Windows start time from within SQL...
2012-01-03
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How to change the database collation
To change the collation of an database following commands can be used:
ALTER DATABASE [database name] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
ALTER DATABASE [database name] COLLATE Newcollation
ALTER DATABASE [database name] SET MULTI_USER
For example , suppose if the name...
2012-01-02
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How to remane a Table in Sql Server
To rename a column in a SQL Table following command can be reused:
SP_RENAME 'old table name', 'New table name'
For example,...
2012-01-02
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Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
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Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers