Default Constraints with PRINT or DROP
To Retreive List of Default Constraints from current database with PRINT or DROP
2007-05-04 (first published: 2007-04-20)
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Scripts
Quickly Reveal DB Recovery Model on all Databases.
I wrote this little tool out of the frustratingly slow process one must endure to find out what database Recovery Model your SQL 2000 databases are currently set to. This tool will quickly reveal whether your database Recovery model is set to either "Simple", "Full", or "Bulk-Logged." Who has time to manually pull up "Properties" […]
2007-05-03 (first published: 2003-03-06)
831 reads
An old and new way to query Hierarchical data
This script uses an old mathematical way of doing hierarchical queries. The most common way of showing hierarchical data in SQL Server is by creating a stored procedure that calls itself. This is not a recent problem, in fact this programming technique has been around since the first programming languages. By using stacks, you can […]
2007-05-02 (first published: 2004-02-17)
600 reads
2007-04-30 (first published: 2007-04-03)
1,697 reads
2007-04-27 (first published: 2007-04-03)
1,295 reads
Find the database by table name
Here's the scenario: 1. You have been given a script to run.2. You do not know the database name.3. You know which server.Substitute the word "TABLENAME" with the table name in the script and run in query analyzer. This query will check every database on the server and return the name of the database with […]
2007-04-26 (first published: 2007-04-04)
509 reads
2005 Clean Indexes For All Databases on a Server
Check Indexes on all databases and rebuild/reindex based on fragmentation
2007-04-25 (first published: 2007-04-05)
1,479 reads
2007-04-24 (first published: 2007-04-05)
474 reads
Script to generate replication procs for article
This script is basically a front-end for the sp_"scriptproc" stored procedures that ship with MSSQL. This will allow you to create ALL of your procs (INS, UPD and DEL) on the fly using the article name instead of having to first search for the article ID. It also uses sp_scriptdynamicupdproc where appropriate. This facilitates quick […]
2007-04-23 (first published: 2007-03-27)
1,767 reads
Refreshing Views and Recompiling Stored Procs
When a table is modified by changing the order of fields or changing field type or adjusting field sizes etc, some of the dependent views (or views on views on views :)) may become invalid as they store some metadata in order to run more efficiently. These views would need to be refreshed with new […]
2007-04-20 (first published: 2007-03-20)
2,100 reads
Blogs
Differences Between xp_readerrolog and sp_readerrorlog: #SQLNewBlogger
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The Disabled Index
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Question of the Day
The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
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