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Report DTS Error Code and Description

This stored procedure extract the error code and description form the DTS package log tables in the msdb database.You just pass it the package name, step name and the time that the step started ( because you could end up with many entries in the log ) and it will return the Error Code and […]

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2002-10-25

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Latest DTS Package Log

This script returns the latest package log for the DTS package specified in the @package_name variable.  The interface for viewing DTS package logs through Enterprise Manager is limited in the fact that it doesn't provide textual descriptions of the values for the Step Execute Status and Step Execute Results.  This makes it difficult to trace […]

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2002-10-22

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WorkingDaysDiff complementary UDF for DATEDIFF

We frequently have to work out a date based on a number of working days before or after a specified date, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.Attached is the script to create the function.  I call another function called fn_Midnight which was designed to help whe programmers get a date with no time portion without having to […]

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2002-10-22

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Format a DOS date as yyyymmdd

Do you run jobs that call BAT files where you wish you could include a formatted date stamp in the output name of an OSQL file? Well, you can using the DOS 'FOR' command. I named a variable FILEDATE and use it as: path\Filename_%FILEDATE%.txt (Note: A BAT file requires double %% in the 'FOR' command […]

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2002-10-21

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Get Number of Days in month

Have seen existing scripts to work out number of days in month. They tend to work out the month, and then whether it's a leap year.Another approach is to take the date passed in, find the first day of the next month, and then use Datadd to take off one day, ie: last day of […]

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2002-10-17

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sp_checksqlversion

How many times have you seen @@version return a number but failed to interpret what service pack it is? Although SQL 2000 gives a gift (SERVERPROPERTY) of querying a readable value, my script will remedy the puzzle and show more parameters such as CPU speed, memory, windows version, and installation date. The limitations are:1. MSDE […]

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2002-10-16

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Create And Execute Table Script (SQL Server 2000)

This SP will only work on SQL Server 2000 and can be placed in your master database. sp_CreateAndExecTableScript is designed to script one table and create an identical table. I designed it to use with DTS packages so that I can create an identical table with a different name, pump data into the table and […]

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2002-10-15

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BIT_COUNT() V

What does this return on SQL Server 2025?

select bit_count(null)

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