2003-04-29
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Miscellaneous
Full server documentation
This script is intended for SQL Server professionals that needs to have a quick snapshot from an environment with all relevant information about the databases. It's a compilation from multiple scripts, and works in SQL Server 2000.I think that works on 7.0 too, but may have some compilation issues.Don´t forget to see the section MANUAL […]
2003-04-28
4,726 reads
How to Build Dynamic Stored Procedures
Robert is our expert on dynamic sql. This week he offers some good hints for planning the contruction of a proc that will use dynamic sql. He also adds some suggestions on how to format the code so that when you return to it later, you can figure out what you were doing!
2007-10-02 (first published: 2003-04-25)
51,029 reads
List of all tables in DB, with row count sp
This stored procedure will list all user tables in the current database, along with the number of rows in the table. This version uses dynamic SQL to retrieve the number of rows, to overcome the need for an index on all tables. I use this to document legacy databases, I find that they may have […]
2003-04-24
733 reads
Create Excel XLS from T-SQL
This is a T-SQL script that uses OLE, ADO, Jet4 ISAM, and Linked Server to create and populate an Excel Workbook (XLS) file from T-SQL query. If the Excel Worksheet exists, the query will append to the "table". The code is designed to be used by SQL Agent and to append to the step output […]
2006-01-18 (first published: 2003-04-24)
13,503 reads
Running Total on Single query
This query calculates the running Total on Table without using cursors or variables.
2003-04-22
387 reads
Error Handling in SQL Server (like Visual Basic)
Using this technique you can do error handling in SQL Server using the same way you do in Visual Basic (most of it). Just put your SQL Statement in exec('SQL Command') and make use of @@Error to get error information and put your error handling code in If block.Mohit NayyarMCP (.Net), MCSD, MCDBA
2003-04-17
966 reads
To get Table and column name for Primary Keys.
This query will give you the table name and column name on which you have defined the primary key. You can use this to get columns on which the primary key is based. I find it very useful when i need to define the FK relationship for other tables in PowerDesigner. Try to do the […]
2003-04-16
1,687 reads
Get Triggers for the Table
Use this script to get Insert, Update and Delete trigger for all the tables. This script will give you just the first level of triggers. So if you have more than 1 insert trigger, it will give you the first one.Mohit NayyarMCP (.Net), MCSD, MCDBA
2003-04-14
282 reads
Get Relationship for your tables
Use this script to get relationship between ur tables (PK, FK), if defined. This script will give you base table and its columns (PK) with other related tables and columns (FK).So, no need to check in the diagram.Mohit NayyarMCP, MCAD (.Net), MCSD, MCDBA
2003-04-10
771 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
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