Delimited String Parsing Functions - 2D set
Feed it double-delimited horizontal data and it returns it back as a non-pivoted vertical table with a 2-diemensional star schema.
2008-10-14 (first published: 2008-08-05)
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Scripts
Create Sample Data Script
in this scripts there are two methods of creating sample data for a gambling application.
i have used both cursors and loops.
2008-10-10
739 reads
2008-10-10 (first published: 2008-07-20)
1,896 reads
Demonstration on how to pivot data using temp tables
This script was designed to 'pivot' data that couldnt easily be pivoted in any other way. i used temporary tables to eventually achieve the result i was looking for 🙂
2008-10-10
1,053 reads
The Ultimate Index Lister (Pivoted)
Lists details for all indexes on one or more tables / schemas, including row count and size. This version outputs the member seek + include columns as two comma separated output columns.
2008-10-09 (first published: 2008-08-01)
2,500 reads
Create Role for specific set of Objects based on a set of Conditions.
This script is for the Generating a code block that makes it easier to grant various permissions on a group of objects qualified by specific Criteria.
2008-10-08 (first published: 2008-07-23)
1,325 reads
One line to drop a (temp) table if it exists
It is very common to want to drop a table, if it exists, before creating it. This script does so, and it works well with temp tables (where the system views are harder to query).
2008-10-06
2,716 reads
Deleting Duplicate batches of rows
All of us have problems with Duplicate rows, here is a simple and efficient way of removing duplicate rows
2008-10-03 (first published: 2008-07-18)
1,688 reads
DDL Triggers Implementation
How to use DDL triggers and Query the Data with minimum performance impact.
2008-10-02
1,835 reads
2008-10-01 (first published: 2008-07-24)
2,712 reads
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