The question should have started with "In SQL Server 2005..." as Powershell is NOT an option in 2005.

You could try this:

Usage:

SELECT dbo.fx_SplitColumnText('rptclientrifvdistrictgrantstatuschangelog_MillmanR_9dfb3dfa-081b-48d1-8bbf-81361bbd9cb9', '_', 1)

Returns:

rptclientrifvdistrictgrantstatuschangelog

TSQL:

(You'll have to format this yourself)

USE [F1Settings]

GO

/****** Object: UserDefinedFunction [dbo].[fx_SplitColumnText] Script Date: 03/23/2011 13:40:45 ******/

SET ANSI_NULLS ON

GO

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON

GO

/*...

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How about an actual...

Oops, great questions...sorry I forgot to include more relevant information

* How long is "FOREVER"?

- 33 minutes to delete about 290,000 records (a long way to 13+ million)

* Is...

This appears to be the closest thing I can find:

SELECT IndexName = name,

IndexSizeMB = CEILING(1.0 * dpages / 128),

...

Easiest thing is doing what Gail mentioned.

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I typically REORG fragmented indexes that are > 50 pages or more because in...

Thanks again for all your help! Much appreciated it.