2011-01-14 (first published: 2010-12-28)
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Scripts
Scheduling Jobs for Random / Multiple Dates
I needed to run an ssis package / job on many dates that were not consistent and initially started creating dozens of job schedules before coming up with this idea...
2011-01-13 (first published: 2010-12-29)
1,259 reads
Finding no. of Rows in all tables of a datbase in one line of script
Consider you have 100+ tables in your database, you want to find a quick way to find no. of rows in each table
2011-01-11 (first published: 2010-12-22)
2,469 reads
Display multiple rows values as single row value
It will display the multiple
rows values in one row value.Like if there are 5 rows with values then that will be displayed in single row with specified separator.
2011-01-10 (first published: 2010-12-23)
3,634 reads
Store Procedure to create Insert statement from exisiting records
This procedure creates insert statements for the given table and given range of values of primary key column.
2011-01-07 (first published: 2010-12-23)
3,000 reads
Create SQL JOB to backup database and schedule it
This script create Job and backup the database.This job backup the database.This job is scheduled for particular time.
2011-01-06 (first published: 2010-12-23)
2,099 reads
2010-12-30 (first published: 2010-03-18)
2,480 reads
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)
1,500 reads
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)
6,771 reads
2010-12-27 (first published: 2010-12-10)
1,177 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