2010-12-30 (first published: 2010-03-18)
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Scripts
T-Log Backup/Restore with Date & Time
Simple script formatting the date and naming a backup file path for a t-log and restoring those logs.
2010-12-29 (first published: 2010-12-15)
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Linked Server Connectivity Test
A short procedure for your tools database. Use it to test connectivity to linked servers.
2010-12-28 (first published: 2010-03-19)
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2010-12-27 (first published: 2010-12-10)
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2010-12-23
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SQL CLR Function for Email validation and string Split
I have added 2 functions here, one for email validation and another to split the string by specified separator by user.
2010-12-23 (first published: 2010-12-11)
1,698 reads
SQL 2008 : Uncompressed Objects Procedure
A Stored Procedure for your tools database. It lists uncompressed tables and indexes and also generates the SQL to compress them.
2010-12-22 (first published: 2009-08-27)
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What Is Filling Up The Transaction Log
Report unusual conditions that may be filling up your transaction log.
2010-12-22
542 reads
Charpad - Character Padding Function
A generic character padding function. Useful for situations where you need fixed width formatting e.g. email reports.
2010-12-20 (first published: 2010-03-31)
2,327 reads
Script to get a list of publications an article is in
Script to get a list of publications an article is in
2010-12-17 (first published: 2010-12-08)
3,794 reads
Blogs
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers