Automated Script to Partition Tables
This script is used to print the alter statement and also partition the table with the respective partition Scheme and Partition Function.
2009-06-10 (first published: 2009-05-22)
2,406 reads
Scripts
Dynamic Columns with PIVOT Operator
Script to convert to N Columns the rows in a table with PIVOT Operator
2009-06-05 (first published: 2009-05-15)
2,017 reads
Create Your Own Batch Runs Composed Of Existing Jobs
Here is a stored procedure that start a job, and then waits until the jobs is finished
2009-06-02 (first published: 2009-05-14)
1,064 reads
The Ultimate Dupe Finder & Performance Test Parameter Set Researcher
Finds the largest dupe-sets of one or more columns of a single table or derived table. Great for finding hoggy parameter combinations for perf-testing queries within stored procedures!
2009-05-29 (first published: 2009-05-05)
943 reads
2009-05-27 (first published: 2009-04-30)
2,620 reads
2009-05-22 (first published: 2009-04-28)
3,841 reads
Function to find non-printable characters
The function is used to find non-printable ASCII characters in an input string.
2009-05-21 (first published: 2009-04-24)
2,979 reads
SQL Server Database Backup Status
Lists the Databases and their Backups status in a neatly formatted HTML Email
2009-05-19 (first published: 2009-04-23)
2,990 reads
2009-05-14 (first published: 2009-04-08)
2,007 reads
Last Sunday
Needed to return the week ending date as Sunday for daily transactions multiple times, for several aggregate reports. This function returns the last Sunday for past or future weeks.
2009-05-11 (first published: 2009-04-15)
673 reads
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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