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Smart data archiving stored procedure

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This stored procedure uses a series of input parametes to generate, and optionally execute a series of SQL commands to move production data to an archive table.  The procedure assumes that the production and archive tables will have the same structure.  The procedure uses the following input parameters:@SourceTable:  This is the name of the table […]

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2007-09-05 (first published: )

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Clean up default constraints

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The script scrapes out all default constraints (optional for particular column, table or script generation for the whole db) in SQL Server 2005 manner. Based on: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsqlpro2k/html/sql00a11.asp

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2007-09-03 (first published: )

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Function returns String in Proper Case [CamelCase]

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This is a generalised Function that will return a String in Proper Case [Camel Case]. Means Afetr every space, first later will be in UPPER Case.Example:Input String: 'microSoft sql server'Output String: 'Microsoft Sql Server'

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2007-05-09 (first published: )

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Function to Split a Delimited String into a Table

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This function splits a delimited string (up to 4000 characters long) into a single column table. The delimiter can be specified at the time of execution. If not specified, the delimiter defaults to a comma. The default length of each value is 100, but that can easily be changed.An example for usage:DECLARE @string NVARCHAR(4000)DECLARE @instruments […]

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2007-05-25 (first published: )

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Keyword Searching in SQL Server

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Have you ever wanted to ensure that keywords in your data are easily searchable? Have you struggled with full-text search? New author Michael Ahmadi brings us an interesting idea for a keyword tracking and searching subsystem based on T-SQL and triggers.

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2008-02-21 (first published: )

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