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Delimited String Parsing and Evaluation Functions

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Here's a quick and dirty function for parsing strings based on a delimiter (As in a varchar field with comma delimited text). I'm hoping for feedback on a more efficient means of doing this.Also,4 functions for comparing two delimited lists of strings. Many may ask why these are needed, but that's a very long explanation […]

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2005-09-21 (first published: )

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User Defined Function for Padding Numbers

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This scalar udf takes three parameters @Number INT, @Length INT, @Position CHAR(1) and returns a VARCHAR(50) string which pads @Number with zeros to the specified @Length either to the right or to the left, according to @Position ('L' or 'R').E.g. SELECT dbo.udf_PadNumber(5, 6, 'L') returns '000005' whereas SELECT dbo.udf_PadNumber(5, 6, 'R') returns '500000'. The function […]

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2006-03-13 (first published: )

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Create a table of dates

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This script creates a table and populates it with information about all dates between a (configurable) start date and end date.It creates a table called MyDates in a database called MyDB in which this is done but the script can be easily edited create the table in whichever DB you want it with whatever name […]

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2004-10-28 (first published: )

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Updating multiple rows using single stored proc

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The situation arises when we are displaying data in a grid or some other control at front end level, where the user is making corresponding changes in the grid and at last when the user click for update button, the whole changes should be posted back to the database. This can be achieved by two […]

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2004-11-04 (first published: )

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From a Delimited String, fetching the nth Value

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This User defined Function will provide you the facility of fetching the nth Value from a Delimited string. The Parameter for the function which you have to pass is, the Delimited String, the Delimiter of the string, nth Position of the string. In this function , you can dynamically change the Delimiter as well as […]

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2004-10-15 (first published: )

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