Poor Man's Table Difference
Given a tablename and other parameters, this procedure will return a table made of foreign keys and a checksum for each
2010-05-06 (first published: 2010-05-02)
2,028 reads
Scripts
Convert seconds to a timestring
This script converts a number of seconds (integer) to a time string, format 'hh:mm:ss'
2010-05-05 (first published: 2010-04-28)
1,448 reads
2010-05-03 (first published: 2010-04-23)
1,989 reads
2010-04-30 (first published: 2010-04-26)
5,266 reads
Slow SP with date parameters solved.
when you use datetime parameters in SPs in the where clause the SP becomes very slow
2010-04-28 (first published: 2010-04-26)
2,891 reads
Database State and Backup Information
Displays the current database state, the last backup taken, it's size, and days since the backup.
2010-04-22 (first published: 2010-04-20)
2,265 reads
Disable / Enable All triggers on all tables in sql server 2005
Hi Sqlers,
Paramenter @Action, which will be Enable or disable to perform the requested action on triggers accross all tables in your sql db, this works on tables with schemas as well.
2010-04-19 (first published: 2010-04-14)
1,124 reads
2010-04-15 (first published: 2010-03-28)
14,986 reads
DBA Tools: sp_whocpu
The Stored Procedure sp_whocpu shows cpu_delta - a metric I introduced to define the real time CPU activity
2010-04-14 (first published: 2010-03-28)
3,583 reads
DBA Tools: sp_whoio
The Stored Procedure sp_whoio shows DiskIO_delta - a metric I introduced to define the real time I/O activity
2010-04-12 (first published: 2010-03-28)
3,848 reads
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Question of the Day
Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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