Scripts

Technical Article

UDF to convert Seconds to DDD:MM:MM:SS Format

This function takes a number of Seconds in BIGINT format and calculations and displays that in a DDD:HH:MM:SS format.I wrote this because I needed to work out the duration between two datetimes and required the result to be displayed in a Report (VARCHAR (12)) format from a Select statementTo Use:SELECT dbo.csp_SecondsToDaysHoursMinutesSeconds(DATEDIFF(SS, , ))  AS DurationFROM […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-09

368 reads

Technical Article

Update existing user accounts default language.

When changing the default language of a server it is neccessary to run sp_defaultlangauge against any existing logins. The reason is default language only effects any new accounts created after this change is made. This script is designed to help you quickly make the adjustment for all existing accounts. Note: this has been tested under […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-09

167 reads

Technical Article

User defined function to parse delimited strings

This UDF parses a comma delimited string and returns a table with the parse strings as rows. Usage:  select * from fn+PareseString('12,13,14,67')Will return a table with the following rows12131467Can be modified to have an additional parameter for the type of delimiter.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-07

949 reads

Technical Article

Cursorless Cursor

Here is as sample of implementing cursor.In some cases my tests showed that this approach performs better than native cursors in SQL Server.All you have to do is move the dataset into a temp table with a new Identity column and then use a simple loop to extract the data as you would do normally […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

(2)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2002-05-06

2,028 reads

Blogs

How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector

By

The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...

Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first

By

Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...

Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)

By

I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Pay for Performance

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...

Kantor Resmi BCA KCU KUDUS Telp:0821°7555°651

By layanan_Bca88

Telp/Wa 628217555651 Jl. Jend. Ahmad Yani No.91, Magersari, Panjunan, Kec. Kota Kudus, Kabupaten Kudus,...

Kantor Resmi BCA KCU GANG TENGAH Telp:0817°825°533

By m4rt1n4

Telp/Wa 62817825533 Gg. Tengah No.88, Kranggan, Kec. Semarang Tengah, Kota Semarang, Jawa Tengah 50137

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

Too Many Choices

I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:

BrandID OfficialName
1       Samsung
2       Apple
3       Microsoft
4       Adidas
5       Coca-Cola
I run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel')
FROM dbo.MasterBrands;

See possible answers