Finding Execution Time of a SQL Statement
Capturing the execution time for rebuilding an index for set of tables.
2008-12-26 (first published: 2008-11-27)
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Scripts
Deleting Duplicate Records
This article explains a simple solution for the common problem in MSSQL 7.0/2000, finding & deleting duplicate records from a table.
2008-12-24 (first published: 2008-11-26)
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2008-12-23 (first published: 2008-11-10)
2,955 reads
search every database on server from a single sp
i have recently had the need to search the every database on the server for a particular string.
i came up with this... it has lots of room for improvement but it works
2008-12-19 (first published: 2008-11-11)
1,012 reads
Generate CREATE DATABASE FOR ATTACH for all databases on server
I couldn't find a solid script for this so I put this together. It creates the database EXACTLY as it was with growth and proper file groups.
2008-12-18 (first published: 2008-11-14)
1,280 reads
2008-12-17 (first published: 2008-11-10)
2,701 reads
2008-12-17
116 reads
Backup and Truncate Transaction Logs
Save the transaction log and truncate the file to prevent Tlogs FULL Error
2008-12-16 (first published: 2008-11-17)
2,709 reads
Get Data, Log, Backup, and Binn Directory (SQL Server 2005)
Use this to find Data, Log, Backup, and Binn Directory for SQL Server 2005
2008-12-15 (first published: 2008-11-18)
1,673 reads
Change Ownership of a Maintenance Plan
Change owner of a maintenance plan so the SQL Agent jobs have the correct owner for running.
2008-12-12
3,197 reads
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^d') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers