The Ultimate Object Searcher
Searches for objects (including CLR) who's names contain the search string. outputs IDs, names, and types of the object and its parent.
2009-10-06 (first published: 2009-09-22)
1,235 reads
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2009-10-05 (first published: 2009-09-21)
2,276 reads
The Ultimate PK-Less / CLIDX-Less Table Finder
Lists Schema/Object of tables that are missing a Primary Key or Clustered Index, along with aggregate data for size, rows, indexes, and columns.
2009-10-02 (first published: 2008-11-05)
1,187 reads
BCP command to export data to excel with column headers
This script export data into excel/CSV file using BCP comnand with column headers
2009-10-01 (first published: 2009-09-22)
3,594 reads
Execute SQL Scripts in paralel for real performance tests
Ever tried to simulate a production environment in a development one but realized that you couldn't easily start 500 executions simultaneously ? This script will help you out.
2009-09-30 (first published: 2009-09-16)
2,097 reads
2009-09-29 (first published: 2009-09-17)
942 reads
Runaway Job Management
Be alerted or take custom actions when specified jobs are in the "Running" state for a length of time.
2009-09-25 (first published: 2009-09-15)
924 reads
2009-09-24 (first published: 2009-09-15)
713 reads
Shrink Log File to Target Percentage
Performs a checkpoint or a transaction log backup followed by a DBCC SHRINKFILE on the transaction log to the target percentage specified relative to the total data file(s) size.
2009-09-23 (first published: 2009-08-27)
2,564 reads
Generate Data Script for a Table
This script takes a table as parameter and generate its data script (INSERT INTO TABLE).
2009-09-21 (first published: 2009-09-13)
2,283 reads
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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