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Resize data file manually to prevent downtime

This script will resize the data file of a passed in database name and filename by 10%. It can run in 3 modes.Resize, INFO, HELP. RESIZE is passed into parameter @Mode when we know the database name and file we wish to resize. INFO is passed in when we only know the database name and […]

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2003-06-19

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Height Format Function

This function takes a decimal representation of a height value and returns a properly formatted string value.                     For example, a height of 5 feet 9 inches, which would be passed in as the decimal 5.90, would be returned as 5'9".                     Similarly, a height of 4 […]

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2003-06-18

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SPLIT function

This is a port of the SPLIT function from Perl (or VBScript). It works the same way: pass a string anda separator, up to 4 characters long (you can change this),and the function returns a table with the elements.This version trims leading and trailling spaces of the elements, just for convenience.Example:SELECT    strvalFROM    master.dbo.SPLIT('a and b', […]

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2003-06-13

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Search all objects in all DBs for code fragments

This procedure allows you to search through all objects in all databases on your server for words/phrases in your object code.  Very handy for cases in which, for example, a column name on a table has been changed and you need to search your entire server for any sprocs/views/etc. that might reference it.Syntax: [EXEC] sp_FindCodeStr […]

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2003-06-10

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detect different datatypes

-  a simple and handy script that finds what differences might exists between the fields in your database that have the same name.I was wondering why my execution plans where different  for tables with the same  field names and the same indexes,statistics etc... because the syetem was converting my fields in the WHERE statement. -  […]

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2003-06-08

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BIT_COUNT II

In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:

UserID  UserPermissions
15
23
37
4       NULL
What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount
from dbo.UserPermission
where UserID = 4;

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