2008-12-02 (first published: 2008-10-30)
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Scripts
Get SQL Server 2005: Details about running or defined traces
This provides information about traces that are defined on SQL Server 2005.
2008-12-01 (first published: 2008-10-25)
1,285 reads
SQL 2005 Get Roles, Schemas & Object Permissions
Pulls all DB/Server fixed roles, default schemas & object permissions for all logins
2008-11-28 (first published: 2008-10-25)
2,402 reads
How to Drop Unused Empty Redundant columns
Often during the development lifecycle columns are added to tables that become redundant or remain unused.
this script removes unused (empty) columns
2008-11-27 (first published: 2008-10-22)
1,187 reads
Get the all the SQL Server related services information
Get the all the SQL Server related services information,
2008-11-26 (first published: 2008-10-13)
1,273 reads
2008-11-25 (first published: 2008-10-20)
1,326 reads
AUTOGENERATE INSERT UPDATE SELECT STATEMENTS
use metadata to generate basic create procedure statements for insert update and select
2008-11-22 (first published: 2008-10-10)
3,836 reads
AUTOGENERATE Stored procedures example
This is related to my other autogenerate code. this is just an example of how to use it.
2008-11-21
755 reads
2008-11-20 (first published: 2008-10-06)
975 reads
random randomise randomize data query
this is a MUCH simpler method of random randomize randomise rand data from a table
2008-11-19
291 reads
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers