Crosstab queries (also called "pivot tables") in which you know beforehand the number of column values to aggregate by, can easily be performed in T-SQL using CASE statements wrapped in the SUM function. Where things get tricky, however, is when you don't know how many aggregation values exist, and you are required to write a […]
2003-09-26
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This is the standard sp_helptext from SQL Server 2000 modified slightly to return the object definition as an XML document.The document is structured in the following format:I admit it was not a lot of work since I merely modified the final SELECT statement from Microsoft's own procedure, but I still find this very useful.The only […]
2003-09-26
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The error checking seems to work better than the @@error after exiting out of a xp_cmdshell DOS task concerning a failed or successfull attempt.
2003-09-26
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Uses the haversine formula to calculate distance between 2 long / lat points. This can be used with a zip code / lat and long table that are available from the census bureau or post office.The @R can be tweaked dependent on what gives you the best result (its the radius of the earth, fluctuates […]
2003-09-25
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This a modification to the script given by Preethi.It generates prime numbers to the upper bound you specify.Modifications are using following facts from algebra:1. All prime numbers greater than 3 can be written in the form 6 * X +/- 1.2. Instead of checking the module for ALL numbers
2003-09-25
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This is a script like Column_Gitter by Rick Bolin (RickInMesa), it differs in the fact that it does not use cursors, it optionally adds the table name, it handles UDDT (User Defined Data Types) properly, and handles the new SQL Server 2000 datatypes.Usage: Open this script in QA, Change QA to the desired Database, Edit […]
2003-09-24
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@strUser_nm is the owner of the table. If the modifyname table does exist, it will alter it with the same structure as the sourcename table. If the modifyname table exists, it compares the columns and add any that are missing. The procedure passes an output parameter. This is used to know if we need to […]
2003-09-22
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This script will rename all FK constraint names in your database. It will give them a user friendly name that can be used in error messages, etc. The FK contraint names will be formatted as FK_ChildTableName_ParentTableName_soid. Note: You first need to enable 'Allow modifications to be made directly to the system catalogs'. This can be […]
2003-09-19
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This is a comment on/modification of the Usp_FindAllDBSizes script on Sept 17th.Why use an inner loop when you can use a select stmt?
2003-09-17
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We can know how much space a database is occupied in hard disk by using sp_spaceused function. If we want to find all database sizes at a time, we have to provide use and sp_spaceused for all databases. It takes some time to write all those T-sql statments. My script will find each and every […]
2003-09-16
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