2008-10-10 (first published: 2008-07-20)
1,889 reads
Scripts
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
1,049 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
2,709 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)
1,684 reads
DDL Triggers Implementation
How to use DDL triggers and Query the Data with minimum performance impact.
2008-10-02
1,827 reads
2008-09-30 (first published: 2008-07-24)
883 reads
Getting schemas for your tables
A short script you can incorporate into any 2005/2008 code to get the full schema.table.
2008-09-29
660 reads
Script to return Rows count from table using sp_ExecuteSQL
Script to return Rows count from table using sp_ExecuteSQL
2008-09-26 (first published: 2008-07-20)
1,541 reads
Using Triggers for Detective Work
When a value is changed that causes an error, finding what caused the error can be tricky. Here an application was truncating a column. The trigger helped to identify the culprit.
2008-09-25 (first published: 2008-07-17)
1,400 reads
Checking fragmented indexes
A quick script to check for fragmentation in a database and generate a list of defrag statments you can run.
2008-09-24
2,473 reads
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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