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)
2,429 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)
4,593 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)
2,219 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)
1,623 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)
728 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)
1,036 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)
1,119 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)
1,350 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)
858 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)
525 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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