2012-07-06 (first published: 2012-06-29)
997 reads
Scripts
2012-07-05 (first published: 2012-06-15)
935 reads
Remove comments from the SQL Code
Takes text (varchar(max)) as input and strips out any comments and RETURN the string. Comment is replaced by new-line character.
2012-07-04 (first published: 2009-03-25)
2,575 reads
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)
1,502 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)
2,490 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)
708 reads
2012-06-26 (first published: 2012-06-07)
1,451 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)
1,473 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)
1,983 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)
3,245 reads
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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