Format Date Time Function
Function do return common datatime formats of a date.
select dbo.[KDT_FN_FORMATDATETIME]('LASTDAY DDDD',getdate())
2016-04-26 (first published: 2016-03-29)
1,670 reads
Scripts
Determine Easter Sunday
Determine what day easter sunday will be based upon the year you pass the function
2016-04-25 (first published: 2016-03-30)
492 reads
Open Transaction Alarm to Log to the Event log
If you have job that opens a transaction and hangs too long causing a Prod issue this will be a big help to let you know.
2016-04-22 (first published: 2016-03-30)
726 reads
Version independent spGetBackupDateFromFile
This is an version independent stored procedure to get the backup date from a backup file.
It's tested for SQL 2005, 2008(R2), 2012 and 2014.
Consider it a template to which you can add more output parameters from the headerinfo to meet your requirements.
2016-04-21 (first published: 2016-03-31)
385 reads
Database File Move Etc
A stored procedure to generate database file moves along with Robocopy script and the attach / detach scripts
2016-04-20 (first published: 2016-04-04)
675 reads
GetNumsAB
A brand new, high-performing, "GetNumbers" or "fnTallyTable" function that can be used for defeating RBAR.
2016-04-19 (first published: 2016-03-23)
1,460 reads
Datetime Formats
This stored procedure will show all possible datetime formats when used with the style argument in the CONVERT() function. It also shows sample output from the date part arguments.
2016-04-13 (first published: 2014-10-10)
2,520 reads
2016-04-12 (first published: 2014-03-12)
2,407 reads
Script move of DB files from one location to another
Generates Scripts to move DB files from one location to another SQL and powershell scripts
2016-04-11 (first published: 2014-03-19)
4,313 reads
Code For Truncating Table with foreign Key Constraints
This can be used for data warehouses as well as truncating table with foreign key constraints.
2016-04-08 (first published: 2014-07-07)
2,646 reads
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Question of the Day
ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers