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)
9,593 reads
Scripts
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)
8,619 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)
5,461 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)
2,698 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)
2,415 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)
2,622 reads
2016-07-26 (first published: 2014-11-20)
2,273 reads
Alert for low identities available
This script alert when a table on a DB has a low number of identities available
2016-07-25 (first published: 2016-07-16)
556 reads
Random Lottery Number Generator
This script will generate 5 lottery numbers plus one mega and you can set how many tickets and the range for the numbers for the different types of lotteries.
2016-07-22 (first published: 2016-07-13)
2,103 reads
Missing Index Script with Create Statement
standard missing index script but has a create statement to copy and past
2016-07-21 (first published: 2016-07-07)
2,164 reads
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers