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  • RE: Function return values

    Interesting q.  I don't believe that info is stored in any system table, I think SQL generates it (only) when the function executes.

    To get the column names, you...

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  • RE: Can't restore differentials from backupset

    It looks like the FULL backup is from after the DIFF was taken.  You'd need to use the full from before the diff.

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  • RE: insert query and email


    CREATE TRIGGER tr_DWH_HRxsins
    ON dbo.DWH_HRxsDEL
    AFTER INSERT
    AS
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    DECLARE @record varchar(1000)
    SELECT @record = STUFF((
      SELECT '. Record RXNO ' + CAST(i.id...

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  • RE: t-sql 2012 declare variables issue

    Maybe something like this (?):


    CREATE TABLE #templates_update (
      stringtemplate varchar(max) NOT NULL,
      milestone varchar(10) NOT NULL,
      language varchar(10) NOT NULL
      )

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Login is a dbowner of the database but not shown up as a user of the database

    Its owner name is likely 'dbo'.  The actual owner of the db has the user name 'dbo', even though the login name is different.  Remember, SQL doesn't require the login...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Salesforce data and missing foreign keys

    If FK constraints have been defined, you can use views:
    sys.foreign_keys and
    sys.foreign_key_columns
    to check for invalid / missing FK values.  If you're not worried about checking NULL values, I...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Extract only the filename from a file path

    I like to code to handle the case where there's no '\' in the data, to avoid the dreaded "Invalid length passed to RIGHT function."


    DECLARE...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Table size and indexes

    Full DDL for the table would really help.  But for now, try these indexes and then re-examine the stats in a week or two.  Index tuning is definitely an iterative...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Table size and indexes

    Sorry; in this statement:
    ...
    SET @table_name_pattern = '%' --<<--put your preferred table name / name LIKE pattern here
    ...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Table size and indexes

    Please specify the table name / name pattern in the code below and run it, then post the two separate result sets.  (Results in .xlsx format is great, but don't...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Table size and indexes

    Grant Fritchey - Thursday, April 13, 2017 5:48 AM

    DesNorton - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:49 PM

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Table size and indexes

    You should determine the best clustered index for every table (the only exceptions could be a bulk load or other staging table).  Note that typically this is not an identity column....

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Removing Reverse Duplicates

    To add a little more detail to my first recommendation, I think you should be able to do this:

    1) Update any rows where link1 > link2 to swap...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Alternating Cursors?

    Yeah, OBJECT_ID defaults to the current db only.  Easiest is to adjust the code to shift context to each db, something like this:


    DECLARE IDX CURSOR...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Getting first Saturday of February for any year

    Phil Parkin - Monday, April 10, 2017 2:28 PM

    prefet - Monday, April 10, 2017 1:24 PM

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

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