Convert GMT/UTC to Local datetime
International Applications require timezone handling for different users Here is how to do this with SQL.
2009-05-06
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Scripts
Easily calculate the size of your tables
This quick and dirty sql will tell you the number of rows in your tables, the size in MB of yout data, and the total size (including indexes)
2009-05-05 (first published: 2008-10-04)
1,661 reads
The Ultimate Prospective-Index Column(s) Selectivity Analyzer
Gets single-column and cumulative-column selectivity stats and @Top largest dupe sets for each cumulative column stepping for a set of one or more columns for a table.
2009-05-03 (first published: 2008-08-01)
2,116 reads
What SQL JOb's are running on 2005 Server
This script returns the information of all SQL Jobs that are running on the server with the latest status.
2009-05-01 (first published: 2009-04-08)
1,621 reads
Check if a sql server agent job ran
Checks if a sql server job ran successfully in the last xx minutes.
2009-04-29 (first published: 2009-04-02)
1,436 reads
2009-04-28
2,365 reads
usp_SQL_In_sp_who2
Ammends the sp_who2 procedure with the input buffer contents, ususally the SQL statement for that SPID
2009-04-24 (first published: 2009-03-27)
1,272 reads
2009-04-22 (first published: 2009-03-19)
1,052 reads
Check Syntax on a Database
This script finds the first error on all Sprocs, Functions, Triggers and Views in a database. Works in SQL Server 2005 and 2008
2009-04-21 (first published: 2009-03-26)
891 reads
2009-04-17 (first published: 2008-10-15)
1,106 reads
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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