Week Starts On Saturday?
A function that emulates SET DATEFIRST 6 within a function for finding relevant date information.
2012-02-29 (first published: 2012-02-15)
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Scripts
Currently Running Process - 2005
This script will show the currently running queries in the system. It will give the entire script which is involved in the background.
2012-02-28 (first published: 2012-02-01)
1,422 reads
TSQL that lists all numbers from 1..100
This query shows how to write a T-SQL statement that lists all numbers between 1 and 100 ordered, without use of any DATABASE table with only ONE select statement.
2012-02-20 (first published: 2011-12-31)
2,309 reads
PowerShell SCript to export almost everything from a list of servers
Create a c:\servers.txt list of servers. No spaces or it wont work. Then copy the code into a ps1 file and edit the directroyfilename to show where you want the files to end up.
2012-02-17 (first published: 2012-01-23)
1,890 reads
Find storage including mount points Sql and windows utility
Find drive, freespace, usedspace and percent free for all drives and mounted volumes.
2012-02-16 (first published: 2011-12-15)
841 reads
Integer left and right shift
3 functions that implement the left (<<), right (>>) and unsigned right (>>>) shift operators, commonly found in C-style languages.
2012-02-15 (first published: 2011-12-30)
8,149 reads
2012-02-13 (first published: 2011-12-30)
1,725 reads
Data Driven Subscription - SQL Server Standard Edition
A simple example of using T-SQL and the Boomerang framework to create a data driven subscription.
2012-02-08 (first published: 2012-01-04)
1,957 reads
2012-02-07 (first published: 2011-12-15)
1,080 reads
2012-02-06 (first published: 2011-12-23)
1,577 reads
Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers