Getting Azure SQL Database Permissions

Understanding the System Function FILEPROPERTY()

Learn how to use the system function, FILEPROPERTY(), to get information about your database in T-SQL.

Metadata Functions in SQL Server and Their Use Cases

Learn about various SQL Server system functions to return meta data from SQL Server such as SERVERPROPERTY, DATABASEPROPERTYEX, DB_NAME, DB_ID, FILE_NAME, FILE_ID, FILE_IDEX, SCHEMA_NAME, SCHEMA_ID, OBJECT_NAME, OBJECT_ID and STATS_DATE.

Understanding the Metadata Function DATABASEPROPERTYEX()

Learn how to use the DatabasePropertyEX() function to query your database for settings.

SQL Server REPLACE

In this article we look at the SQL Server REPLACE function and show several examples of how this can be used to replace text values in strings.

SQL Server System Functions: The Basics

Every SQL Server Database programmer needs to be familiar with the System Functions. These range from the sublime (such as @@rowcount or @@identity) to the ridiculous (IsNumeric()) Robert Sheldon provides an overview of the most commonly used of them.