2023-07-18 (first published: 2009-11-11)
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User-Created GENERATE_SERIES() Function for Older SQL Server Versions
In the world of SQL Server, adaptation is key. While the built-in GENERATE_SERIES() function was a valuable addition in SQL Server 2022, its absence in older versions created a functionality gap. Enter the user-written GENERATE_SERIES function. Adapted from Jeff Moden's "dbo.fnTally", it offers an efficient means to generate a series of numbers within a defined range in older SQL Server versions. Its design mirrors the built-in function in SQL Server 2022, making the transition between versions as simple as removing the dbo. prefix. This forward-thinking design reflects the ingenuity of the SQL Server community, ensuring a seamless, efficient database migration experience.
2023-06-26 (first published: 2023-06-16)
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Simple script to de-identify data
An audit finding relating to production data, containing customer identifiable data, in a UAT environment, prompted this simple script, which completely scrambles data in such a way that the original value can not be reconstituted.
2023-05-24 (first published: 2023-05-19)
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Extract parts of the strings from the SQL results directly by using SQL's substring-extraction API functions
If you need to extract a substring or create a longer string by combining multiple strings, there are a few methods you can use. To extract a specific portion of a string, you can utilize a substring-extraction function.
2023-05-09 (first published: 2023-05-05)
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Python 3 Script for Generating SQL Insert Statements from CSV Data
This Python 3 script is designed to take CSV file data pasted into the csv_data variable and generate SQL insert statements that can be used to insert the data into a MySQL database. The script is easy to use and can save you a lot of time when working with large amounts of data.
2023-05-08 (first published: 2023-05-05)
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Converting To/From User Friendly Trigesimal Geocodes
The Problem As a data professional, I have often wished that there was a short, simple, and universal code to enable finding a place on earth. Addresses are nice but require a government authority to build a road, name it, and number its locations, and standardize its entry / use, and then they are far […]
2023-03-30 (first published: 2023-03-23)
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2023-02-22 (first published: 2023-02-14)
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Remove Leading Zeros in any situation T-SQL
A quick script that removes leading zeros in a numeric stored as a string.
2022-12-30 (first published: 2022-12-26)
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A varchar(MAX) STRING_SPLIT function for SQL 2012 and above
An alternative for Microsoft's STRING_SPLIT function that will work on SQL Server 2012 and higher.
2022-12-19 (first published: 2021-03-05)
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Convert Lat/Lon Decimal Degrees to Trigesimal Codes
Simplified latitude / longitude in 10 fixed bytes.
2022-10-26 (first published: 2022-10-21)
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