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)
1,254 reads
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2009-10-05 (first published: 2009-09-21)
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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)
1,206 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)
3,607 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)
2,106 reads
2009-09-29 (first published: 2009-09-17)
947 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)
941 reads
2009-09-24 (first published: 2009-09-15)
718 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)
2,571 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)
2,291 reads
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I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers