2014-09-29 (first published: 2010-02-04)
9,508 reads
Scripts
Calculate Distance in Miles from Latitude and Longitude
A fast and accurate way to calculate the distance in miles between two points, based on the latitudes and longitudes.
2014-09-26 (first published: 2009-01-31)
9,254 reads
2014-09-25 (first published: 2010-12-23)
26,178 reads
2014-09-23 (first published: 2010-02-17)
11,513 reads
List all permissions in all databases
This script will allow you get all the users and roles with permission on objects on all databases.
2014-09-18 (first published: 2009-03-05)
35,812 reads
Calendar Table by Month
Populate a calendar table with user set interval start and end datetime values.
2014-09-16 (first published: 2014-02-21)
2,120 reads
Calendar Table by Day
Populate a calendar table with user set interval start and end datetime values.
2014-09-15 (first published: 2014-02-21)
2,019 reads
2014-09-12 (first published: 2011-12-22)
3,348 reads
usp_TransposeNRows v2.0
Transpose N rows of a table (v2.0 allows user to specify the table's schema)
2014-09-10 (first published: 2010-01-29)
2,071 reads
Simple Crosstab Procedure with Power
Create crosstab queries as easily as MS Access with a lot more power.
2014-09-09 (first published: 2009-04-02)
4,514 reads
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers