If you've ever needed a convenient and quick way to convert/validate what could possibly be a mm/yy or mm/yyyy date to mm/dd/yyyy (date of month is 01) check out this custom function. Eg: select dbo.datemy('04/02') outputs smalldatetime '2002-04-01 00:00:00'. Select dbo.datemy('04/2002') outputs the same smalldatetime '2002-04-01 00:00:00'.
2002-02-15
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You can effectively rename a user account but as this is messing wit the system tables I would suggest dropping and adding the user back. But for those of you who really want to know how here it is.First off I tested this and it works fine renaming a user. However this is directly modifying […]
2002-02-14
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Have you ever wanted to have SQL note a failure on a step, yet continue running the job. I found it to be annoying that you have to fail (and end) a job in order to send a message to an operator. I have processes that run at off times, I want to know when […]
2002-02-13
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This proc compares the table definition and the data in a table which is in two of your databases. Typically you may have a development database and a production database on the same server and you just want to know that the table is the same on both. (This proc will express the data differences […]
2002-02-11
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This script runs from the master database and records all the databases on the server. It then checks each database for users and records their name and the database(s) on which they have access. You can then create a nice cross tab report using any report designer (I used crystal) showing users on the databases […]
2002-02-11
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This is a simple function I use to get the month/day/year of a datetime value.Usage:Select mydb.dbo.udfmmddyyyy(Getdate()) Note: This is easily modified for British/Australian date format.
2002-02-11
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I occasionally need to return a month and year but would like the month as a 3 letter abbreviation instead of a number. This is useful for reports.Usage:Select mydb.dbo.udfmmm_yyyy(Getdate())
2002-02-11
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Since SQL Server stores time as a full datetime value, I use this script to return just the time part formatted as hh:mm:ss.Usage:Select mydb.dbo.udfHHMMSS(Getdate())
2002-02-11
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This script provides the DDL required to unconstrain and then reconstrain a table so that in between you can modify the tables contents without being hampered by referential integrity constraints a long the way.Typical call:- utl_UnConstrain 'MyTable'
2002-02-11
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If you need to check that the tape back of your database backup files was successful, you would generally read the errorlog for the backup software.If you are just interested in today's results or a particular day's log it can be a pain to get. You could have a shortcut on the desktop or you […]
2002-02-10
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