BCP Format File Builder
Utility stored procedure to create non-xml format file for BCP/BULK INSERT processes. Very useful for text-qualified CSV files.
2009-08-14 (first published: 2009-08-04)
2,422 reads
Scripts
Sending SMTP email from SQL Server using CDO
If you would like to send email from SQL Server, use this CDO method and store proceudre.
2009-08-13 (first published: 2009-07-29)
4,585 reads
Automatic Generation of Insert, Update and Delete stored procedures
This script automatically generates stored procedures for insert, update and delete operations on the given table
2009-08-12 (first published: 2009-07-23)
2,213 reads
Backup Both Full and TLog Database Backup within a single Job
This script is basically used in SQL Server 2005/2008 as that version not having the option to perform the same activity in the single window.
2009-08-11 (first published: 2009-07-23)
1,622 reads
Extract Objects of a Linked Server
In a scenario where we need to find out all the objects of a LINKED Server and check which object is accessible to us,
we need to write following query:
2009-08-07 (first published: 2009-07-20)
722 reads
Search for a Column in all databases
This Script can be used for searching a column in SQL server 2005
2009-08-05 (first published: 2009-07-18)
1,030 reads
Search for a Table in all databases
This Script can be used for searching a Table in SQL server 2005
2009-08-04 (first published: 2009-07-18)
1,111 reads
A set based T-SQL Solution for Sudoku Puzzle
A set based T-SQL solution for Sudoku puzzle. This is an update to my previous post with some corrections and in-line comments.
2009-07-29 (first published: 2009-07-14)
1,345 reads
Get DDL for any SQL 2000 table
a stored procedure returning a single varchar(8000) of the CREATE TABLE script for any table.It does everything calculated columns, rules,indexes,defaults,triggers,constraints...everything.
2009-07-28 (first published: 2009-07-11)
850 reads
Updating Datbase Mail Exchange Server
Problem: We are replaceing our exchange server with a new one all DBMAILs on all server use the old one
2009-07-27 (first published: 2009-07-08)
524 reads
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Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers