This procedure will return DEFAULT value for the parameter in the stored procedure. Usage: Use pubs go declare @Value varchar(30) exec _GetParamDefault 'random_password','@password_type',@value OUTPUT SELECT @VALUE Also accepts different versions, by default, if not specified, first version info retrieved. exec _GetParamDefault 'random_password;2','@password_type',@value
2002-05-10
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This stored procedure will retrieve list of parameters for specified stored procedure.To check similar names,like 'myproc_xxx', pass any char in the second parameter(optional).
2002-05-09
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This script gives the count of records of each user table in the current database along with the table name using a single SQL Statement. It has been tested on SQL 7 and SQL 2000
2002-05-09
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This function was written to supplant cumbersome age-at calculations. To execute, simply set a local INT variable equal to the output of the function. For example, the following, given my birthdate, computes my own age: DECLARE @age_at INT SET @age_at = dbo.f_age_at ('2/16/1954', GETDATE ())
2002-05-09
1,064 reads
When changing the default language of a server it is neccessary to run sp_defaultlangauge against any existing logins. The reason is default language only effects any new accounts created after this change is made. This script is designed to help you quickly make the adjustment for all existing accounts. Note: this has been tested under […]
2002-05-09
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This script gives the count of records of each user table in the current database along with the table name. This script eliminates the need of going through all the tables and counting them. Works on SQL 2000 (For SQL 7.0 - use 'rows' instead of rowcnt).
2002-05-09
2,360 reads
This UDF parses a comma delimited string and returns a table with the parse strings as rows. Usage: select * from fn+PareseString('12,13,14,67')Will return a table with the following rows12131467Can be modified to have an additional parameter for the type of delimiter.
2002-05-07
915 reads
This script gives the count of records of each user table in the current database along with the table name.
2002-05-07
741 reads
Here is as sample of implementing cursor.In some cases my tests showed that this approach performs better than native cursors in SQL Server.All you have to do is move the dataset into a temp table with a new Identity column and then use a simple loop to extract the data as you would do normally […]
2002-05-06
1,985 reads
This script shows how to get names of all stored procedures called from inside of specified stored procedure
2002-05-02
726 reads
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What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
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