Changing Foreign key names to standard naming convention across the DB
Rename the Foreign keys to standard notation - FK_childTable_ParentTable
2010-02-24 (first published: 2010-02-09)
1,204 reads
Scripts
See the compile time
Useful if you think a SQL statement, Function, or SPROC is taking too long to compile.
2010-02-23 (first published: 2010-02-04)
984 reads
Serial ID Auto Generation
Scripts used to create the functionality to auto-generate your very own customized serial IDs.
2010-02-22 (first published: 2010-02-04)
1,858 reads
Fix users for SQL 7 thru 2008
This script will either reoprt or 'fix' lost or orphaned users after restore for all versions of SQL.
2010-02-19 (first published: 2010-02-04)
2,283 reads
2010-02-15 (first published: 2010-01-18)
24,141 reads
Database Users And Associated Database Roles
This script basically retreives all database users thier database roles for a database.
2010-02-10 (first published: 2010-01-20)
3,510 reads
2010-02-08 (first published: 2010-01-13)
4,177 reads
2010-02-05 (first published: 2010-01-18)
1,102 reads
Script Table or View structure
This code will let you script a Table or Views structure for source control.
2010-02-02 (first published: 2010-01-12)
2,232 reads
Listing Subscribed SSRS Reports including Parameters & their Values
This script will allow user to analysis their Subscribed Reports.
2010-02-01 (first published: 2010-01-11)
2,315 reads
Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers