Right or Wrong, Dynamic SQL AND a Cursor
I'm no big fan of dynamic SQL or cursors, however there are times where they do the job.
2013-11-08 (first published: 2013-10-29)
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Scripts
Convert int to Excel column name
This script converts a numeric column index to an Excel column name (ex: AC)
2013-11-07 (first published: 2013-10-23)
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Security Queries: Server-level
A set of queries which attempt to gather as much security-related information on a server instance as possible.
2013-11-05 (first published: 2013-10-24)
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An easy way to track the growth of your database
This query gives you an idea of the growth of your database over time.
2013-11-01 (first published: 2008-03-10)
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Performance Testing Script
Fourth in a series of scripts demonstrating a quantitative comparison between the text of two stored procedures
2013-10-31 (first published: 2009-02-17)
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PivotByDate clr stored procedure
This script pivots 1 to N numeric columns, grouping by 1 to N (N)(Var)char columns, pivoting by distinct date.
2013-10-30 (first published: 2013-10-15)
1,112 reads
Get record count for a specific database
This will sum all of the records of a specified database, excluding the 'sysdiagrams' table.
2013-10-23 (first published: 2007-12-17)
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2013-10-22 (first published: 2007-10-10)
30,329 reads
Function to format a datetime variable by a mask
I have used the following function to convert dates according to desired textual formats that were not immediately available in the standard styles on offer.
2013-10-18 (first published: 2013-10-01)
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Unique Identifier as Clustered index
This script selects clustered indexes containing only a uniqueidentifier column
2013-10-17 (first published: 2013-10-02)
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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