Prevent SQL Server Blocking using Lock_Timeout
In this tip we look at a way to minimize the length of blocking using SQL Server lock timeout.
2020-01-24
In this tip we look at a way to minimize the length of blocking using SQL Server lock timeout.
2020-01-24
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references. The script has been made smart enough to use TRUNCATE wherever there is no foreign key reference and to use DELETE wherever there is foreign key reference.
2019-12-10
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There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things -- Phil Karlton The recommendations in this article are not the ultimate truth. Please consider this article as a rule template that you can adapt to your needs. A naming convention is a set of rules for choosing the character sequence to […]
2019-12-10
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This script converts hierarchical adjacency into nested json rows which contain the recursive "downlines" of each node. The table-valued function treats each row in the original adjacency as the root node in a recursive common table expression.
2019-11-25 (first published: 2019-11-24)
698 reads
This script converts hierarchical adjacency into nested json rows which contain the recursive "downlines" of each node. The table-valued function treats each row in the original adjacency as the root node in a recursive common table expression.
2019-11-12 (first published: 2019-11-08)
1,936 reads
T-SQL query to copy the rows of all the tables from one database to another database only if they have rows in Source DB and exact same Schema in both Source and Destination DB.
2019-11-07 (first published: 2019-10-30)
5,044 reads
T-SQL query to return the latest available database backup chain (Full, Differential and Log) of individual databases along with their backup size and compressed size.
2019-11-08 (first published: 2019-10-30)
3,124 reads
With origins from the world of “Submarine ‘Dolphin’ Qualification” questions, an “Oolie” is a difficult question to answer, or the knowledge or fact needed to answer such a question, that may or may not pertain to one's duties but tests one's knowledge of a system or process to the limit. Introduction Contrary to what many […]
2019-08-08
6,097 reads
The the basics of SQL and T-SQL in this short course of videos that explain some of the concepts.
2019-07-16
26,108 reads
A couple of days ago I was doing some cleaning on some Azure SQL...
Have you ever wanted to filter a visual by selecting a range of values...
By Steve Jones
I wrote a post recently about pruning branches in git. That’s part of the...
Not sure if this is the place to ask, but will give it a...
Is there a specific platform or website where I can verify the compatibility between...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Truncate tables where Referential Integrity...
I backup the Resource database from my SQL Server 2022 instance. I then install CUs 1, 2, 3, and 4. I have an issue and need to restore my Resource database from backup. Is there anything I need to do after restoring this database?
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