New feature in SQL Server 2012 - Sequence
A new feature in SQL Server 2012 is Sequence. A Sequence object provides functionality similar to Identity.
2012-10-22 (first published: 2012-09-11)
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Scripts
Show Job Run Snapshot
Show all job history between two dates. This is much easier than trying to navigate the job history log file viewer.
2012-10-19 (first published: 2012-09-17)
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Index Defragmentation
Index Defragmentation is one of the most important DBA tasks. This will significantly improve query performance.
2012-10-18 (first published: 2009-11-18)
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Read large C2 Audit Mode trace files
Here's a set of scripts that allow you to save pertinent information from SQL Server Profiler trace files.
2012-10-18 (first published: 2012-09-20)
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Port check for SQL Server connectivity
Generates a script to check connectivity between a list of SQL Server instances on a specified port.
2012-10-17 (first published: 2012-08-09)
2,081 reads
2012-10-16 (first published: 2012-09-21)
2,542 reads
Restore database with all necessary files
It creates the script for restoring your database with all the backups (full, differential and transaction log) needed.
2012-10-16 (first published: 2007-12-27)
5,014 reads
2012-10-12 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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Job Summary
This script lists the name, running and success status, last executed/currently executing step name, Average and Last duration, next run time and other related information about Jobs.
2012-10-10 (first published: 2011-11-02)
2,111 reads
Tables, Queues, and Indices as a Percent of DB Size
Two views that give you a variety of stats, sortable as a percent of DB size, for tables, indiceses, XML indices, and Service Broker Queues.
2012-10-09 (first published: 2008-06-16)
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers