2016-11-24 (first published: 2003-07-09)
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Miscellaneous
Make HTTP posts / request from within SQL
Use this script to make HTTP posts or requests from withing SQL. It uses the XML HTTP COM object.
2003-07-08
1,053 reads
Script to Return Last Weeks Data
I was asked by a customer to create a scheduled weekly report detailing work that had been completed in the previous week (Monday to Friday) I figured they might lose the report or something might happen to stop the scheduler from running it, and I didn't want to have to modify my script to work […]
2003-07-07
146 reads
The Best of SQLServerCentral.com 2002 - We Did It!
The book is almost here! We've been working on it for months, now you can find out what it's going to look like, who the authors are, and how much it costs. It's been a lot of work but we think it's been worth it. Read the article to see how to save $3 off an already low price.
2003-07-07
6,069 reads
UDF for date ranges around a given date (updated)
UDF - SQL 2000 and higherThis function returns an 18 row table of date ranges around a given date.The ranges are: Day, Week (Sunday to Saturday), Month, Quarter, Half Year, Year.For each range there are 3 values: Previous, Same and NextExample of usage:Joined to an orders table:Select r.period, count(o.order_id)from orders oinner join dbo.ufn_date_ranges('2003-04-01') ron o.order_date […]
2007-04-12 (first published: 2003-07-03)
492 reads
Stored Procedure Script Generation By Dependency
This article from Robbe Morris at EggheadCafe.com looks at how to generate a script for a stored procedure that includes all it's dependencies.
2003-07-03
1,549 reads
SUBSTR - SUBSTRING function extension
SUBSTR returns a portion of char, beginning at character @StartPos, @Length characters long. If @StartPos is 0, it is treated as 1. If @StartPos is positive, Oracle counts from the beginning of char to find the first character. If @StartPos is negative, Oracle counts backwards from the end of char.
2003-07-02
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2003-07-02
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2003-07-02
635 reads
Initcap Function
INITCAP returns char, with the first letter of each word in uppercase, all other letters in lowercase. Words are delimited by white space or characters that are not alphanumeric.
2006-05-29 (first published: 2003-07-02)
647 reads
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
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