Extract SQL Server Key details
Extract SQL Server Name, Instance Name, Service Account details, startMode and ServiceState details with Powershell.
2014-10-27 (first published: 2014-10-13)
6,150 reads
Scripts
Retrieve instance-wide index level fill factor information
This script retrieves all fill factor information for all indexes (clustered and non) when it is not set to 0 or 100
2014-10-24 (first published: 2014-10-14)
643 reads
2014-10-16 (first published: 2014-09-11)
1,259 reads
AAG DB State Monitoring
This script is to help monitor the AAG DB synchronization status. It sends an HTML formatted email if Synchronization status is not "Synchronized" or "Synchronizing"
2014-10-14 (first published: 2014-09-09)
984 reads
move tempdb
For maximum performance, tempdb should be placed on a seperate disk. This script does all the work for you, except the restart!
2014-10-13 (first published: 2014-09-09)
1,529 reads
All datatypes basics in SQL Server 2008R2.
What is completed datatypes in sqlserver and how it works in Real time.
2014-10-10 (first published: 2014-09-06)
1,501 reads
Find only characters or only integer from alphanumeric value
Extract only integers or characters from alphanumeric :
2014-10-07 (first published: 2014-09-05)
1,552 reads
Index rename to standards
Rename indexes according to pattern:
IX_<TableName>_<Col1>_<Col2>..
or
AK_<TableName>_<Col1>_<Col2>..
2014-10-06 (first published: 2014-09-04)
1,105 reads
Stored Procedures Performance
This script summarizes the execution statistics of the stored procedures which was run on the current database in the last 7 days.
2014-10-01 (first published: 2012-04-18)
7,385 reads
SQL Server Documenter
This script was designed to provide you with all the information needed to rebuild your server in case of a disaster. Current version work with 2005, 2008, 2008R2 and 2012.
2014-09-30 (first published: 2012-09-21)
8,343 reads
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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