For SQL 2005+, use the built in information schema views.

SELECT TABLE_CATALOG

, TABLE_SCHEMA

, TABLE_NAME

...

Assuming your indexes are appropriate for your query;

Create a view to pre-filter your data on the remote server. Ideally, create a single view that has all of the joins...

You need to use the same collation for both sides of your comparison.

In your situation, one server ignores accent marks when comparing, the other includes accent marks in the comparison.

If...

One other thing:

Please note that I have used TOP 100 PERCENT in the SELECT statement in this function because I want to retain the ORDER BY clause, which is otherwise...

If "Show Actual Execution Plan" is set prior to executing the code and then both the queries (the CURSOR based one and the recursive CTE based one) are executed, you...

Be aware the Print command will only display approximately 8000 characters of text.

Use the following script if you are scripting foreign keys for the entire database and need...

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PRINT @SQL

PRINT 'Column ' + CAST(@LoopNo AS NVARCHAR(5)) + ': ' +@Schema + '.' + @Table...

Glad to hear it.

I've already made a few minor revisions to it that I'll try to post a bit later when I have some time.

Wes

@dwain.c

Excellent, that is just what I needed.

After working with it for a bit this morning, I've determined I need to assign the groups string in a checksum rather...

I've used a slightly different approach for dynamic grouping. Instead of setting the grouping expression to a parameter, I define calculated fields in the dataset named simply Group#.

I have...

DECLARE @ImportDate VARCHAR(8) = '10122012'

SELECT CAST(

RIGHT(@ImportDate , 4) + --Year

SUBSTRING(@ImportDate , 3 , 2) + --Month

LEFT(@ImportDate , 2) --Day

AS DATE)

@status is a report variable that determines if I need to filter by open date or resolved/closed date. @status is not contained in the cube.

Thanks for the reply. I'd prefer to remove them also, but I have to justify changing script that has been working in production without a problem.

How does NoLock affect...