usp_ShowOrphanUsers - SQL 2k5
Check Orphaned logins ie, not associated with any database on the current instance.
2008-07-16 (first published: 2008-05-20)
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2008-07-11
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Monitor Any Linked Server From SQL 2000
Best way to monitor Excel, Access, SQL Linked Servers from SQL 2000
2008-07-11 (first published: 2008-06-03)
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usp_createsnapshot
Stored procedure which creates snapshot of database. Timestamp in snapshot. Multiple datafiles are supported
2008-07-04 (first published: 2008-05-28)
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usp_ActiveProcesses - SQL 2k5
Returns list of active processes and their buffer contents over a specified time.
2008-07-02 (first published: 2008-05-20)
1,476 reads
sp_utilityFindObjectModifying
SHOW WHICH TABLES ARE MODIFIED BY A STORED OR FUNCTION OR WHICH STORED OR FUNCTION MODIFIES A TABLE
2008-06-27 (first published: 2008-05-21)
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2008-06-26 (first published: 2008-05-20)
924 reads
2008-06-25 (first published: 2008-05-20)
1,270 reads
2008-06-25
324 reads
Check DTS Package Logs for Errors
This will let you know which package had errors rather than sifting through all the package logs one by one.You just need to replace the date.
2008-06-23 (first published: 2008-05-20)
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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