2016-08-11 (first published: 2015-06-12)
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Scripts
2016-08-10 (first published: 2015-05-05)
5,496 reads
Calendar Table Function
This iTVF will produce a calendar table that can be used for complex date manipulation; quickly and effeciently
2016-08-08 (first published: 2014-12-29)
8,555 reads
DynamicDateRangeGenerator
Generates # of dates in before/after current year.
No more hardcoded date ranges.
2016-08-08 (first published: 2016-07-28)
613 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.
2016-08-08 (first published: 2015-03-03)
5,447 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)
9,514 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)
2,664 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)
2,365 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)
2,582 reads
2016-07-26 (first published: 2014-11-20)
2,255 reads
Blogs
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No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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