DisplayColumnNames
This sp will return the column names for a table(s) and form a "Select Statement" for a table(s). We can pass a table name as a parameter to display a "Select Statement" for that table.
2004-03-04
128 reads
Scripts
2004-03-04
164 reads
Retrieve Index Information For All Tables - V2
This is an update to sp_helpindex, it allows you to pass the table name and whether you want to retrieve clustered, nonclustered or primary key indexes for a table. Using the sp_msforeach table will allow you to do this for all tables in a database. Inserting the data into a table will allow you to […]
2004-03-04
1,044 reads
Archiving SQL Server Error Logs
This script creates a stored procedure that archives the sql server error log. It uses the startup parameters stored in the registry to locate the errorlog.1 file and then copies the errorlog.1 file to errorlog.log.
2004-03-02
359 reads
Transforming a vertical name/value to horisontle
This Script takes any table wich contains rows with names and valus and converts it into a result set with the names as collumn names and the values as values.Just set @TableName,@vcName,@vcValue to the desired values.
2004-03-02
212 reads
dropUnusedLogins
For those site using SQL Server ids as opposed to Integrated security there may be instances where occasionally SQL Server logins might get 'orphaned'. That is the login is not a member of any server group that has general database access nor does that login have specific access to any particular database. Compile this proc […]
2004-03-01
287 reads
Retrieve Index Information For All Tables
This is an update to sp_helpindex, it allows you to pass the table name and whether you want to retrieve clustered, nonclustered or primary key indexes for a table. Using the sp_msforeach table will allow you to do this for all tables in a database. Inserting the data into a table will allow you to […]
2004-03-01
1,308 reads
Function to get a valid user error number
This function allows you to capture the next valid error number to use in the sp_addmessage sp. No matter hoy much user errors you have define, you will always get the next available error number.
2004-02-27
136 reads
Script to display permissions in a db
The script creates a stored procedure which lists all permissions on a given db on execution. Unlike other scripts it does not use a cursor. I have chosen the sp_* prefix as I have created it in master. Have fun!
2004-02-27
527 reads
RegExp find
This function will return a table with all matches from a RegExp find.Also the first 9 SubMatches are returned.A example execution is included.
2004-02-26
253 reads
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ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers