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)
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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)
2,305 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)
1,888 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)
839 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)
8,147 reads
2012-02-13 (first published: 2011-12-30)
1,724 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)
1,071 reads
2012-02-06 (first published: 2011-12-23)
1,575 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
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I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
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Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
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Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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