2007-05-07 (first published: 2007-04-20)
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Scripts
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)
569 reads
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)
843 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)
610 reads
2007-04-30 (first published: 2007-04-03)
1,704 reads
2007-04-27 (first published: 2007-04-03)
1,302 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)
522 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)
1,488 reads
2007-04-24 (first published: 2007-04-05)
482 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)
1,775 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers