Delete files older than n-days via T-SQL
Delete files on a fileshare leaving behind files not older than n-days.
2011-09-13 (first published: 2008-04-02)
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Administration
2008-03-21
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Verify Last successful CHECKDB on all databases
Creates a resultset that expresses the last time a successful CHECKDB was performed on every database in the instance.
Does not work on SQL 2000.
2011-09-28 (first published: 2008-03-19)
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SQL Server Scalabilty - An Introduction
A brief introduction into the world of scalability, presenting at a high-level the various options
2008-03-19
2,106 reads
2008-03-17
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2012-01-06 (first published: 2008-02-15)
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Change SQL Server stored procedures with batch editing
Learn how to change a group of SQL Server stored procedures (SPs) that perform tasks in your databases. Edit SQL Server SPs at one time with these steps.
2008-02-12
4,317 reads
Determining SQL Server database storage requirements
Determine accurate storage requirements for a SQL Server database with these methods. Calculate how to set storage requirements for a database application.
2008-02-04
4,540 reads
Becoming A DBA, Part 2
Buck Woody discusses the hard-earned knowledge and experience that you'll need to gain in order to stand out as a and professional and exceptional DBA.
2007-12-31
8,107 reads
Generate Scripts to Compare Tables
Generate the scripts that will allow you to compare tables pass/fail.
2011-09-07 (first published: 2007-12-28)
12,629 reads
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers