2012-07-03 (first published: 2012-06-21)
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Scripts
Make a list of all tables in all data bases with creation date
This scripts allows to store all tables names in all databases for the current server, it stores also the creation date, this script can be runned ins SQL Server 2000 or later
2012-07-02 (first published: 2012-06-25)
1,516 reads
SQL 2005 - List Primary Key Columns
Will list Table Name, Constraint name and Primary Key Column Name.
2012-06-29 (first published: 2008-03-20)
2,512 reads
Logshipping Backup Files Management
Delete Log-shipping Tlog backup files which are already restored onto Secondary Server.
2012-06-28 (first published: 2012-06-06)
715 reads
2012-06-26 (first published: 2012-06-07)
1,470 reads
Script to Search Through all Databases for a Table Name
This script will search the entire server and give the name and schema of the database where the table exists.
2012-06-25 (first published: 2012-06-09)
1,488 reads
The joy of sp_spaceused
This script uses a cursor to loop through all tables and get the count and table sizes using sp_spaceused. It is much faster and efficient than use 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TABLE_NAME'.
2012-06-22 (first published: 2012-06-09)
1,998 reads
Delete Duplicates in SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008 or Higher
Delete Duplicates in SQL Server without using Cursor or Temporary tables
2012-06-21 (first published: 2006-11-22)
3,256 reads
2012-06-20 (first published: 2012-05-30)
8,774 reads
Script to calculate Precision & Scale of a Decimal Value
A script to help you find the Precision & Scale parts of a decimal value.
2012-06-19 (first published: 2012-06-04)
5,020 reads
Blogs
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Question of the Day
ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers