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)
1,442 reads
Scripts
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)
2,512 reads
2016-04-12 (first published: 2014-03-12)
2,399 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)
4,303 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)
2,641 reads
Script out all alerts
Sometimes you want to copy all the alerts that you've got set up on one server to add them to another
2016-04-06 (first published: 2014-05-13)
6,203 reads
A new set-based T-SQL solution for Sudoku puzzle
New set-based T-SQL solution for Sudoku puzzle using binary data and bitwise operations.
2016-04-05 (first published: 2015-06-08)
1,947 reads
2016-04-01 (first published: 2016-03-23)
865 reads
Delete Backups Older than N Days
SCRIPT TO DELETE OLDER THAN N' DAYS BACKUP FROM A DEFAULT BACKUP DIRECTORY. IF DAYS = 0, PROVIDED,
IT WILL DELETE ALL BACKUP FILES FROM THE BACKUP LOCATION.
2016-03-31 (first published: 2015-03-16)
5,636 reads
Accurate Time between Two Dates in Year, Month,Day Format
This script shows the total time between two dates.
2016-03-29 (first published: 2014-07-09)
3,089 reads
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Question of the Day
Rebuilding All Indexes
I have added a few indexes to one of my tables in SQL Server 2025:
ALTER TABLE dbo.CustomerContact
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_CustomerContact
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID);
-- Create index on CustomerEmail
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (CustomerEmail);
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone
ON dbo.CustomerContact (phone);
I then do this to disable one index:
alter index IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone on dbo.CustomerContact disableI see this when I check the index status:
I decide to rebuild all indexes with this command:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.CustomerContact rebuildAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers