Do you know your getdate()?
This article takes a closer look at SQL Server getdate() and sysdatetime() functions.
2012-02-03 (first published: 2010-05-12)
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2010-05-10
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A quick way to find recently entered datetime entries in tables
Sometimes you need to scan a large number of datetime columns for most recent access.
2010-06-09 (first published: 2010-05-04)
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2010-05-04
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2010-05-03
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Using REPLACE in an UPDATE statement
This article covers using the REPLACE function to selectively replace text inside a string in SQL Server. The REPLACE function is easy to use and very handy with an UPDATE statment.
2010-05-03
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Convert seconds to a timestring
This script converts a number of seconds (integer) to a time string, format 'hh:mm:ss'
2010-05-05 (first published: 2010-04-28)
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The New Database CheckDB
I run this code:
create database experiment
go
use Experiment
go
select DATABASEPROPERTYEX('Experiment', 'LastGoodCheckDbTime')
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