2017-01-31 (first published: 2017-01-30)
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Scripts
2017-01-30 (first published: 2017-01-26)
19,792 reads
Query details about objects allocated in TEMPDB.
TEMPDB doesn't have to be a black box. Know what objects and processes are causing it to bloat in size.
2017-01-30 (first published: 2016-12-29)
2,262 reads
Powershell Script to find a SQL\Windows login in SQL Server
This script will help you to find out whether a particular id (SQL or Windows ID) is present in the SQL Server
2017-01-26 (first published: 2017-01-24)
662 reads
TDE Decryption Timer Script
Decryption Timer to let you know when the removal of encryption for a TDE encrypted database has completed to perform a backup of the data after masking.
2017-01-24 (first published: 2017-01-18)
482 reads
Generic, parameterised, create DB script
A script to be used as part of development deployments where new databases are required, so as to provide standardisation.
2017-01-23 (first published: 2017-01-18)
504 reads
Backup databases in an Availability Group
Use this script to backup databases based on their role in an availability group
2017-01-12 (first published: 2017-01-07)
703 reads
Powershell Script for regular DBA activities
This script will perfrom following tasks :
1. BackUp DB
2. Restore DB from BackUp File
3. Restore DB from DB
4. Create a new DB from Existing Db
It takes care of all the possible failures during these operations, while done manually.
2017-01-11 (first published: 2017-01-09)
1,795 reads
2017-01-10 (first published: 2017-01-05)
968 reads
Extracting string after and before a Character/Pattern
Finding characters/string before and after some character or pattern
2017-01-06 (first published: 2015-11-09)
266,778 reads
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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