Function to calculate and return age in text to closest minute between
Calculates and returns age in text to closest minute between 2 datetimes, eg: 2 Years, 4 Months, 12 Days, 4 Hours, 17 Minutes
2016-08-12 (first published: 2012-05-17)
1,756 reads
Scripts
2016-08-11 (first published: 2015-06-12)
3,674 reads
2016-08-10 (first published: 2015-05-05)
5,519 reads
DynamicDateRangeGenerator
Generates # of dates in before/after current year.
No more hardcoded date ranges.
2016-08-08 (first published: 2016-07-28)
619 reads
Quick SQL Server Configuration Summary Report
This script will detect and display a quick summary of your SQL Server installation.
2016-08-03 (first published: 2015-01-29)
9,560 reads
Calendar Table Function
This iTVF will produce a calendar table that can be used for complex date manipulation; quickly and effeciently
2016-08-02 (first published: 2014-12-29)
8,584 reads
Show running queries
Identify the current statement and its line number within a running batch. Includes a link to the execution plan, if available.
2016-08-01 (first published: 2015-03-03)
5,452 reads
Report overlapping jobs
This script reports jobs which are running when another job is also running. This could be a reason for performance degradations.
2016-07-29 (first published: 2014-06-21)
2,674 reads
Yet another way to defrag indexes
A script we use in our company, that rebuilds online=on by default, but takes care of special exceptions.
2016-07-28 (first published: 2014-06-06)
2,379 reads
Dynamic Table Name on Select Into
Based upon todays date as suffix and chosen string as prefix, select data from predefined table into dynamically named new table. Script is properly error handled with most common errors
2016-07-27 (first published: 2015-05-04)
2,597 reads
Blogs
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Forums
Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Understanding Temp Tables and Table...
The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Data API Builder MCP...
Collecting Data Is Hard
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Collecting Data Is Hard
Question of the Day
The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
See possible answers