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)
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2014-09-25 (first published: 2010-12-23)
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2014-09-23 (first published: 2010-02-17)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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2014-09-12 (first published: 2011-12-22)
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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)
2,064 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)
4,491 reads
Virtual tally table function
An inline table-valued function (iTVF) that will produce a virtual tally table on-the-fly. The function creates a tally table of any size with user-defined lower and upper bounds.
2014-09-08 (first published: 2013-06-28)
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The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
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