Difference between dates: Time Format
This function returns the difference between dates in the H:MM:SS format.
2004-03-05
290 reads
Miscellaneous
Generate Next Numbers with SQL Server
Dinesh ran into a situation where a client had very specific requirements for generating keys. Take a look at the solution, can you better alternatives? Sometimes you just can't talk the client into changing!
2004-03-05
15,260 reads
2004-03-04
166 reads
Retrieve Index Information For All Tables - V2
This is an update to sp_helpindex, it allows you to pass the table name and whether you want to retrieve clustered, nonclustered or primary key indexes for a table. Using the sp_msforeach table will allow you to do this for all tables in a database. Inserting the data into a table will allow you to […]
2004-03-04
1,047 reads
DisplayColumnNames
This sp will return the column names for a table(s) and form a "Select Statement" for a table(s). We can pass a table name as a parameter to display a "Select Statement" for that table.
2004-03-04
128 reads
How to be a Good DBA - Strategy and Tactics
New Author! And long time reader - Jeffrey was site member #712, almost 3 years and 130,000 members ago! This article describes the skills needed to progress from junior to intermediate to senior DBA.
2005-12-30 (first published: 2004-03-03)
39,085 reads
Transforming a vertical name/value to horisontle
This Script takes any table wich contains rows with names and valus and converts it into a result set with the names as collumn names and the values as values.Just set @TableName,@vcName,@vcValue to the desired values.
2004-03-02
214 reads
Retrieve Index Information For All Tables
This is an update to sp_helpindex, it allows you to pass the table name and whether you want to retrieve clustered, nonclustered or primary key indexes for a table. Using the sp_msforeach table will allow you to do this for all tables in a database. Inserting the data into a table will allow you to […]
2004-03-01
1,312 reads
Function to get a valid user error number
This function allows you to capture the next valid error number to use in the sp_addmessage sp. No matter hoy much user errors you have define, you will always get the next available error number.
2004-02-27
138 reads
RegExp find
This function will return a table with all matches from a RegExp find.Also the first 9 SubMatches are returned.A example execution is included.
2004-02-26
255 reads
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Negative and Positive Numbers
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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