2016-10-28 (first published: 2016-10-05)
23,110 reads
Scripts
Getting top ranked employee detail for each department
Using OVER clause with ROW_NUMBER() function to get top ranked employee detail as per each department.
2016-10-25 (first published: 2016-10-03)
847 reads
Extracting only Deadlock details from ErrorLog
If you want to extract only deadlock details, use the script.
2016-10-24 (first published: 2014-12-03)
3,953 reads
2016-10-21 (first published: 2015-05-12)
2,443 reads
2016-10-20 (first published: 2015-05-15)
1,681 reads
Calculate two internships
Calculates total length of services for a employee. Calculates( addition or subtraction) two internships in form of yy.mm.dd
2016-10-19 (first published: 2016-10-03)
536 reads
Copy Backup Files to Remote Shared Location and Delete them periodically
If you have a requirement where you need to copy all your backup files to any remote shared location from your local folder/drive and after that you need to do a periodic cleanup of the backup files, you can use my script.
2016-10-18 (first published: 2015-06-01)
2,135 reads
2016-10-17 (first published: 2016-10-03)
902 reads
Recompile All Databases stored Procedures
When code is getting stall, sometimes the execution plans are point to the wrong or out dated or old objects. You would need to recompile all the stored procedures
2016-10-14 (first published: 2016-09-26)
4,457 reads
Expand Template with Values from Result Set
This stored procedure extracts template variable names and values from a SQL result set in order to process the template.
2016-10-13 (first published: 2016-09-14)
394 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
Forums
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server, Azure Edition
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers