View connection and Locking Information
This script combines sp_who2 and sp_lock to get meaning full info that includes host Ip address
2010-05-17 (first published: 2009-06-23)
2,538 reads
Scripts
Change Monitor in SQL Server 2005
Track object definition or table schema changes in any database. Batteries required: you need to create a few things to make it run.
2010-05-14 (first published: 2009-06-24)
1,776 reads
2010-05-13 (first published: 2009-07-01)
3,899 reads
2010-05-12 (first published: 2009-07-09)
2,975 reads
Restore Database from network location
When using GUI tools, it seems the DB cannot be restored from a network path. This is actually possible via the script.
2010-05-11 (first published: 2009-07-11)
3,156 reads
The Complete SQL Server 2005 Permissions Report
The script provides complete and comprehensive permission reports, on all SQL Server security hierarchy levels, for all Logins. Reports on particular Logins and databases can be customized.
2010-05-10 (first published: 2009-07-16)
7,968 reads
2010-05-07 (first published: 2009-07-31)
3,360 reads
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)
2,034 reads
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)
1,479 reads
2010-05-03 (first published: 2010-04-23)
2,013 reads
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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