2014-02-25
2,222 reads
Stored Procedures
Variable Default Values to a Stored Procedure (SQL Spackle)
A way to assign variable and overrideable defaults to input parameters to an SP or FUNCTION using a configurations table.
2013-09-03
8,396 reads
SQL Server Stored Procedures and SET options
SET options on stored Procedures work a bit different when compared with ad-hoc queries. These differences in behavior are often overlooked when developing the procedures and generating deployment scripts. This mistake can lead to undesired behavior in the application.
2015-10-02 (first published: 2013-08-29)
20,332 reads
2015-05-01 (first published: 2013-08-13)
3,791 reads
Encrypting and Decrypting SQL Server Stored Procedures, Views and User-Defined Functions
Some companies put business or application logic in SQL Server using stored procedures, views and functions to return values to the calling applications or perform tasks. This is not unusual in companies that use the SQL Server layer to perform business tasks, such as finance operations, or incorporate application functionality into the programmability layer. Here's a tip to preserve secrecy on some procedures, views or functions in order to maintain security.
2013-07-16
3,864 reads
Find Stored Procedures and Functions That Reference Certain Tables
Find any code objects that interact with a given table/view, or call another given code object.
2015-04-10 (first published: 2013-07-05)
4,642 reads
Using the SQL Server APP_NAME function to control stored procedure execution
In this tip we will look at one way to achieve control of stored procedures to ensure that reuse is for the intended purpose and changes do not break other applications that may be using this same code.
2013-03-29
4,280 reads
2012-10-25 (first published: 2012-10-12)
1,957 reads
Re-compilation and Its effects on Performance
How recompilation does significantly affect on the execution time of SQL query and plummet or degrade the performance?
2012-06-07
11,001 reads
Stored Procedures Performance
This script summarizes the execution statistics of the stored procedures which was run on the current database in the last 7 days.
2014-10-01 (first published: 2012-04-18)
7,380 reads
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Question of the Day
The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
What is the result? See possible answers