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Compare Definition and Data of table in 2DBs

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This proc compares the table definition and the data in a table which is in two of your databases. Typically you may have a development database and a production database on the same server and you just want to know that the table is the same on both. (This proc will express the data differences […]

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2002-02-11

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Stored Procedure to read tape backup log

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If you need to check that the tape back of your database backup files was successful, you would generally read the errorlog for the backup software.If you are just interested in today's results or a particular day's log it can be a pain to get.  You could have a shortcut on the desktop or you […]

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2002-02-10

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What is the Maximum Page Size in SQL Server 2000?

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I have always read that 8060 bytes is the maximum size. This is stated over and over again in Books Online, the MS site and numerous other sites, including this one. However a post in our forum recently questioned this. I decided to verify the problem and do a little research.

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2007-10-02 (first published: )

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Stored Procedure to SELECT NEXT x TOP y Records

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This stored procedure implements a kind of SELECT NEXT x TOP y Columns FROM Table WHERE Condition ORDER BY Order. It works on any table that has a unique id column and it works with any WHERE clause and any ORDER BY condition. The only drawback is its very poor performance on large tables. This […]

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2002-02-06

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Convert a given date to GMT

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In SQL 7 you had no way to convert local time to GMT (UTC time) which was added in SQL 2K as GETUTCDATE() which will output the current date you would get with GETDATE() but a it's GMT counterpart. Although this was a great improvement I work with data on another server that's front end […]

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2002-02-05

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Splitting string of values to table

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This function can convert string with separated values to table. Exclusive feature: items inside quotes will not be splitted! Now you can easily perform joins on CSV strings! For expample: fn_split('1, 2, ''3, 4'', 5',',')= 1 2 3, 4 5 First parameter - string with values, second - delimiter character.

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2002-02-05

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Date/Time formatting function

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T-SQL analog for Visual Basic FORMAT function. Created for MSSQL 2000. Works regardless of language settins on server or client side! fn_format('YYYY/DD/MM HH:MI','2002-03-13 12:00') = '2002/13/03 12:00' fn_format('DD.MM.YY','2002-03-13 12:00:00') = '13.03.02' fn_format('HH:MI:SS','2002-03-13 12:00:00') = '12:00:00'

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2002-02-05

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Run a blackbox trace

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There is a script for setting up a blackbox trace on SQL 2000 described by Kalen Delaney in "Inside SQL Server 2000". Since I can never remember where to look it up I wrote this simple stored procedure to run the blackbox trace when I need it. This should be used with caution as it […]

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2002-02-05

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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II

I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?

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