Scripts

Technical Article

Parse a delimited string, return n-th value

This UDF will parse a string delimited by the character you specify and return the value in the n-th position you requested.Example:select dbo.fn_parse('this string', ' ', 1) --> 'this'select dbo.fn_parse('this string', ' ', 2) --> 'string'select dbo.fn_parse('this string', ' ', 3) --> NULLselect dbo.fn_parse('this  string', ' ', 2) --> ''

(1)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-10

508 reads

Technical Article

Retrieve default value for parameter in procedure

This procedure will return DEFAULT value for the parameter in the stored procedure. Usage: Use pubs go declare @Value varchar(30) exec _GetParamDefault 'random_password','@password_type',@value OUTPUT SELECT @VALUE Also accepts different versions, by default, if not specified, first version info retrieved. exec _GetParamDefault 'random_password;2','@password_type',@value

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-10

347 reads

Technical Article

Check in New DDL to SourceSafe

Rather than invent (or learn) a whole new set of tools to preserve and version all DDL underneath our databases, we decided to use SourceSafe (something we're already using for all other source code). -- We've developed this VBscript to run nightly; it recreates object-level DDL in a given database and compares each object's script […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-09

161 reads

Technical Article

Multiple Replace

Like the replace function, but can replace more than 1 value at a time.e.g. select dbo.multiple_replace('hello', 'e', '1', default) gives 'h1llo'.  Equivalent to: select replace('hello', 'e', '1')e.g. select dbo.multiple_replace('hello world', 'e;w;ld', '1;2;END', default) gives 'h1llo 2orEND'e.g. select dbo.multiple_replace('hello world', 'e$w$ld', '1$2$END', '$') gives 'h1llo 2orEND'

(1)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-09

469 reads

Technical Article

Scalar Function to Determine Age at a Given Date

This function was written to supplant cumbersome age-at calculations.  To execute, simply set a local INT variable equal to the output of the function.  For example, the following, given my birthdate, computes my own age:    DECLARE @age_at INT    SET @age_at = dbo.f_age_at ('2/16/1954', GETDATE ())

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-09

1,070 reads

Blogs

Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK

By

Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...

A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit

By

mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...

Methodology for dealing with bad data in production

By

Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

VACATION!

By Grant Fritchey

Comments posted to this topic are about the item VACATION!

Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it

By Nisarg Upadhyay

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why SQL Server Database Attach...

Fixing P1 Queries

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Fixing P1 Queries

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

BIT_COUNT() IV

In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:

select bit_count('A')
What is returned?

See possible answers