Table Index Size
This procedure gets current table and index sizes of particular database and stores it to tables.
2025-01-07
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Real-Time SQL Server to BigQuery Streaming ETL using CDC
CDC Changes: The script queries the CDC tables in SQL Server to retrieve the changes (inserts, updates, deletes) since the last sync. Each change is processed with a mapped operation type (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).
Real-Time Streaming to BigQuery: The captured changes are streamed directly to BigQuery using its real-time insert_rows_json method, avoiding the need for batch uploads via Google Cloud Storage.
Tracking Last Sync Time: The script tracks the last synchronization time and updates it after every successful sync, ensuring no data is missed.
Low Latency: By continuously querying the CDC tables and streaming the changes, the script achieves near real-time data synchronization.
2024-11-13 (first published: 2024-10-24)
692 reads
Concatenating Multiple Row Values into a Single Comma-Separated List
In scenarios where you need to consolidate multiple rows into a single, comma-separated value, you can achieve this using FOR XML PATH. This script demonstrates how to retrieve volunteer data and display the days they have selected for participation.
2024-11-11 (first published: 2024-10-23)
1,634 reads
While Loop in T-SQL
Often, we encounter situations where we need to loop through a dataset to process or update records iteratively. In such cases, I use WHILE loop like below. The example below demonstrates how a WHILE loop can be used to iterate Sales records. This approach is particularly effective when working with a numerical or date column, […]
2024-10-15
584 reads
Comprehensive SQL Performance Monitoring and Optimisation Script
This script monitors and reports the execution statistics of SQL statements over a specified period, capturing metrics such as execution counts, CPU time, I/O operations, and elapsed time. It provides a comprehensive view of query performance, aiding in the diagnosis of performance issues and identifying problematic SQL queries in the database.
2024-07-29 (first published: 2024-07-11)
2,458 reads
SQL Server Admin Role Alert Script
The below code will send an email alert when someone is added to the SYSADMIN Role on your SQL Server
2024-07-26 (first published: 2024-07-16)
1,007 reads
2024-05-30 (first published: 2009-07-13)
615 reads
Connect to AWS S3 using Python script from Local
Connecting to AWS instances from Local Server using Python programming
2024-05-21 (first published: 2024-05-14)
7,799 reads
Creating a CSV Parser in Apex
Salesforce supports the conversion of only csv files utilizing Apex. However if you use their LWC - js platform that provides wide options to bring in libraries to parse all kinds of file types. Here in this script i would be providing basic idea of functions utilizing the parsing logic along with options to iterate […]
2024-05-21
8,812 reads
Python script - detect DB of any AWS Service
Python programming script to detect database of any AWS services
2024-05-21 (first published: 2024-05-20)
8,227 reads
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Question of the Day
Multiple Values Inserted
I have this code on SQL Server 2022. What happens when it runs all at once?
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Commission GO CREATE TABLE dbo.Commission (id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CommissionPK PRIMARY KEY , salesperson VARCHAR(20) , commission VARCHAR(20) ) GO INSERT dbo.Commission ( salesperson, commission) VALUES ( 'Brian', 12 ), ( 'Brian', 'None' ) GOSee possible answers