Dynamic Sorting in SSRS
Introduction
Many times while developing any report we come across a situation where we need to SORT the TABLE columns or...
2017-05-19 (first published: 2011-12-26)
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How many times the T-SQL inside the CTE is executed?
Introduction
Common Table Expression (CTE) has become very popular these days. However, many users of CTE still have a myth that...
2017-02-08 (first published: 2011-12-15)
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SSRS – Download all RDL files from Report Server in one go.
Introduction
People working on SSRS are well aware that “Report Manager” does not support downloading all the report files (.rdl files)...
2013-08-12 (first published: 2013-08-07)
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SQL Server – Generate Calendar using TSQL
Introduction
Recently, I was asked to develop a SSRS based report for the Event Management module in MS Dynamics CRM 2011....
2013-04-18 (first published: 2013-04-09)
13,244 reads
SQL Server – Generating PERMUTATIONS using T-Sql
Were you ever asked to generate string Permutations using TSql? I was recently asked to do so, and the logic...
2013-03-11
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SQL Server – TSql to find Records matching certain criteria in all the tables of a DB.
Generally, we try to find out records matching a certain criteria from a single or few tables. However, there are...
2013-03-07
1,992 reads
SQL Server # Database Backup Report using T-SQL
Today, I am going to share few very useful scripts which will report us on Database Backup from different view...
2012-10-18
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SQL Server # TSQL to Convert STRING in PROPER format
Problem Statement
SQL Server has got in-built functions to convert the given string into LOWER() or UPPER() format but it does...
2012-10-18 (first published: 2012-10-15)
13,502 reads
SQL Server # Storing Hierarchical Data – Parent Child n’th level # TSQL
Introduction
Today, I would like to explain one way in which we can store the HIERARCHICAL data in SQL tables. A...
2012-03-28
1,831 reads
Last Execution Date Time of a Stored Procedure
On many forums I have found a very basic yet important query - “How can I know when was my Stored...
2012-03-12
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers