Rebuild index selectively
Rebuild index is expensive most time. So you don't rebuild all index blindly.
2015-11-04 (first published: 2015-10-05)
1,870 reads
Scripts
Alter all/specific columns by double dynamic SQL
The script uses dynamic SQL twice
first to get the detail about the database structure and create ddl out of it
second to execute each DDL created
2015-11-03 (first published: 2015-10-07)
1,004 reads
Paginating a SQL query result set
How to Paginate a query result set to keep from pulling the whole result set to the client side
2015-11-02 (first published: 2014-05-05)
3,747 reads
Security Queries: Database-level
A set of queries which attempt to gather as much security-related information on a single database as possible.
2015-10-30 (first published: 2013-10-24)
5,782 reads
List of Stored Procedures modified in past 7 days
Provide list of Stored Procedures that have been changed in past 7 days.
2015-10-29 (first published: 2013-04-11)
3,611 reads
2015-10-27 (first published: 2014-07-08)
4,440 reads
2015-10-23 (first published: 2014-05-13)
3,761 reads
Calculating Working Hours
Calculating working hours can be painful due to all the variances that they imply. This function will calculate working hours between 2 dates which might include time. There's an option to use a holidays table that will vary in each environment.
2015-10-22 (first published: 2014-05-22)
3,773 reads
2015-10-21 (first published: 2013-12-26)
4,088 reads
What's changed recently?
Often when tracking down problems, you need to know if anything has changed recently, this script will tell you...
2015-10-20 (first published: 2013-05-30)
3,965 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
Forums
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server, Azure Edition
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers