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Generate CROSS-TAB Scripts Automaticly !

Need to Transform a table with Summaries to be plugged into EXCEL or place a table of info in one row. This is cool and has been a real time saver!!! Simply save as a Template file in your favorite template folder. In Query Analyzer go to Menu Tools... Options... General... Note the path of […]

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2002-04-26

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Calculate row length of table(s)

This procedure will be useful for developers/ database designers / DBAs to find the rowlength instantly.To find the row length of a user table, just copy this script into Query analyser and pass the table name for which you want to find the rowlength. @TabName is the table name parameter, if we donot provide this […]

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2002-04-25

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DTS-Less and Jobless Approach to Table Freshness

How about getting the data when the table data is first queried?  The following script checks to see if the specified table (@MyTable) has been updated today.  If so, just return the data found.  If not, then get the data from a "fresher source".  Great for ASP that performs table reporting and needs "baked daily" […]

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2002-04-23

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Generate Delete Stored Procedure

This procedure will generate a delete stored procedure against a provided table and column name in your database.  It will search for foriegn key constraints and create a delete statement for each one found in the database.  The procedure has three parameters:@table_name nvarchar(128) = the name of the source table@column_name nvarchar(128) = the name of […]

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2002-04-22

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List Network Share Directories Quickly

Need a quick way to list shared folders?  Do it in one call.  Great for ASP page popups and user drop-down lists.Let's say that you want to display a list of projects, just call usp_GET_ProjectFolder and VIOLA! Only works with 2k; however, can be ported to ss7 if the udf is ported to a proc […]

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2002-04-22

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