Create Dynamic External Table in Azure synapse Analytics
This script creates an external table in Synapse.
2023-08-21 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Validating different types of data like Gmail, Outlook email addresses, phone numbers, and URLs
Validating different types of data like Gmail, Outlook email addresses, phone numbers, and URLs in SQL can be a bit challenging since SQL is primarily used for data manipulation in databases and not for complex data validation. However, depending on the database system you are using, there might be some limited string manipulation functions available that can help you perform basic validation checks.
2023-07-28
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Another way to get a table list from a string
I prepared this version (my original did not used XML)
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2023-07-18 (first published: 2010-05-13)
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2023-07-18 (first published: 2010-03-18)
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Get a range of numbers
If you need to get a range sequence of numbers this script can help you to acomplish it. For example : the sequency of numbers between -5 and 5 or 1 and 200, etc..
2023-07-18 (first published: 2012-04-23)
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2023-07-18 (first published: 2009-03-13)
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2023-07-18 (first published: 2012-12-04)
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Parsing INTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF OVERPUNCH SIGNS
Some times you need to parse over punch values at the while running a query.
Here is an utility function to help with that task.
2023-07-18 (first published: 2018-10-31)
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Print Text Month Calendar
This function return the text format of a month calendar. It could be useful for sending through emails when you do do not have other tools, but T-SQL to send text emails.
2023-07-18 (first published: 2012-10-31)
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2023-07-18 (first published: 2009-04-28)
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