Permissions Crosstab
This procedure takes the results of sp_helprotect and converts it into a crosstab -- all permissions for a user/table combination are listed in a single row
2002-04-11
463 reads
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Database structure queries
Gets most important information of database structure. This includes all user tables, their fields, datatypes, defaults (including default constraint names), etc, primary keys and their fields, unique constraints and their fields, check constraints (including their conditions), foreign key constraints and their fields aswell as any other indexes and their fields. Should be quite useful for […]
2002-04-08
3,081 reads
DateDiff2 Function
A Modified Version of dateDiff. DateDiff Fucntion checks the "datepart" only of the dates. This modified function returns how many "date part" is exactly passed.
2002-04-08
1,082 reads
Get All Tables Where Column Exist With Column Info
This procedure will get all tables with column information where column exist.There is an option to search for exact or "like" name. By default it's exact name
2002-04-08
855 reads
Get week information (beginning, end) for the date
This procedure will get week information ( number,day start-day finish) for requested date. By default output dates are in 'mm/dd/yyyy' format.Format of the output dates could be changed (see 'style' info in the SQL HelpFile for 'Convert' function)
2002-04-08
999 reads
spAllTables
Script that will show a method of replacing a cursor with a temporary table. This script will loop through all the databases on a server and run sp_spaceused on all user tables.
2002-04-08
651 reads
Day of Week
To find the day of week, regardless of-SET DATEFIRST -SET DATEFORMAT -SET LANGUAGEThe first one is based on Zellers Congruence.The second one is a SQL server proprietary.
2002-04-05
492 reads
Grant access to Public for all user objects
Grant access to Public for all user objects (tables, views, stored procedures).
2002-04-05
228 reads
Simulate Rownumber (a la Oracle?)
Shows how to return data with a "rownumber". Some unique column is needed.
2002-04-05
369 reads
Today with no time portion
How to get current day with the timeportion = 00:00:00.000.Works regardless of locale.
2002-04-05
458 reads
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Question of the Day
ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers