2018-08-24 (first published: 2014-06-17)
718 reads
Scripts
Create Database Snapshot Dynamically
Dynamic SQL can be used to generate a database snapshot. Useful for a database with a number of files.
2018-08-23 (first published: 2016-11-04)
3,576 reads
2018-08-13 (first published: 2018-07-18)
714 reads
2018-08-08 (first published: 2018-07-22)
455 reads
Table Space Used in DB
A quick script that provides the sizes of the tables in your database, including schema and choice of sort method
2018-08-07 (first published: 2018-07-29)
829 reads
2018-07-17 (first published: 2018-06-26)
939 reads
STRING and FIND SQL Functions
SQL Functions that simplify search and operations over strings on SQL Server (starting with 2012)
2018-07-11 (first published: 2018-07-06)
4,940 reads
User Stored Procedure for Backup of user databases
This script is intended to demonstrate how we can create a stored procedure for the user responsible for backing up user databases in a default storage location.
2018-07-10 (first published: 2018-07-05)
543 reads
2018-07-09 (first published: 2018-07-04)
531 reads
Create Database using dynamic SQL
The T-SQL script created a databases using the default file locations from SQL server configuration and prints them in the end.
2018-07-05 (first published: 2018-06-28)
1,975 reads
Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
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', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers