T-SQL query to copy data from one database to another database
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...
2019-10-30
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T-SQL query to copy data from one database to another database
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...
2019-10-30
8 reads
T-SQL query to get the latest available backup chain
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.
2019-10-30
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T-SQL query to get the latest available backup chain
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.
2019-10-30
1 reads
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references
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...
2019-10-30
2 reads
T-SQL script to purge all the tables including foreign key references
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...
2019-10-30
1 reads
Why I Make Animated Gifs for Presentation Demo Backups
PASS Summit 2019 starts up next Monday with pre-conference sessions. I’ve got my schedule all set, and I’m going to be busy: I’m speaking in two full-day pre-conference sessions,...
2019-10-30
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Thinking About Robert Davis
It’s been more than a year and a half since Robert Davis passed away. I wrote a bit about Robert’s passing last April. I haven’t written about him since,...
2019-10-25
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Building my schedule for PASS Summit 2019
It’s just ten days until PASS Summit 2019 begins in Seattle. The schedule is up and there are loads of good sessions. Here’s what I’m putting on my calendar...
2019-10-24
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Workshop Report: Overcoming Obstacles on the Journey to Continuous Delivery for Databases (video with transcript)
I am living the dream, y’all: yesterday I was finishing up my workday and needed to record a video, but realized that our puppy had spent enough time in...
2019-10-17
2 reads
Blogs
2024 PASS Data Community Summit Prep
By Steve Jones
Next week is the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle. I’ll be traveling...
A New Word: Bye-over
By Steve Jones
bye-over – n. the sheepish casual vibe between two people who’ve shred an emotional...
Free webinar – Tackling the Gaps and Islands Problem with T-SQL Window Functions
I’m hosting a free webinar at MSSQLTips.com at the 19th of December 2024, 6PM...
Forums
Temporary Table Problem
Hello everyone, I hope you can help me. I have a table with measurement...
A Few Good DBAs
You can't handle the truth!! (about data integrity) A few good database administrators https://www.helpmasterpro.com/blog/a-few-good-database-administrators/...
Python with SQL 2022 Enterprise doesn’t work
I have installed Machine Learning with SQL 2022 Enterprise Edition and installed and configured...
Question of the Day
Incremental Statistics
I have run this on SQL Server 2022 for the Sales database:
ALTER DATABASE Sales SET AUTO_CREATE_STATISTICS ON (INCREMENTAL = ON)I then run this in the Sales database:
USE Sales GO CREATE STATISTICS CustomerStats1 ON dbo.Customer (CustomerKey, EmailAddress) WITH INCREMENTAL = OFFThe dbo.Customer table is partitioned. How are statistics created? See possible answers