Finding Unused Database Roles
This is a data quality script that locates unused Database Roles for maintenance purposes
2012-07-24 (first published: 2012-07-05)
1,425 reads
Scripts
BusinessDaysToCalendarDays (For Unusual Business Weeks)
Tells how many calendar days are needed to complete a number of bussines days starting in a defined day of the week.
2012-07-23 (first published: 2012-07-04)
753 reads
BussinesDaysToCalendarDays
Tells how many calendar days are needed to complete a number of bussines days starting in a specified week day. Any comments? Let me know =D.
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-07-04)
848 reads
get all values separated by commas
How to get all values separated by commas, with only a SELECT query and a variable.
2012-07-19 (first published: 2012-07-03)
2,252 reads
2012-07-18 (first published: 2008-01-25)
2,191 reads
2012-07-17 (first published: 2007-11-21)
2,258 reads
Function to Split Multivalued Parameter
This Function is written to split Multivalued Parameter passed by Reporting Services 2005.
2012-07-16 (first published: 2007-08-01)
2,803 reads
2012-07-13 (first published: 2008-03-20)
2,218 reads
TopBlocker
Script to log top blocker processes in a database. Top blocker is defined as the process that is at the top of a blocking chain.
2012-07-12 (first published: 2007-10-30)
3,019 reads
Check Used Table Space for User Defined Tables
Query the System Tables to find the space usage, which helps Database Administrators identify the Tables that are using the most space.
2012-07-11 (first published: 2012-07-04)
1,268 reads
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers