This script shows a simple way to check if the current version of SQL Server is 2005 or lower.It exploits the new server property called 'BuildClrVersion' which is not defined on SQL Server 2000 (and lower) but has just been introduced with 2005.It may be useful to condition the execution of a piece of code […]
2007-08-16 (first published: 2007-01-23)
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2007-08-15 (first published: 2007-08-02)
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This is a slight improvement on the script posted the other day. Uses PATINDEX for pattern match, and checks for forbidden characters D, F, I, O, Q, U.
2007-08-14 (first published: 2007-01-15)
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Work table method for transferring any table across replication in usable transactional chunks. Very useful for publishers requiring bulk insert operations on source tables.
2007-08-13 (first published: 2007-01-11)
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Regarding:Multi-Select Parameters for Reporting ServicesRegular Columnist : Adriaan Davel Posted: 08/13/2007 Our solution:Create a table function to parse the values into a table.Usage:In a stored procedure called by SSRS, pass the multi-select values into this function to return a table of key/value pairs.ie:select * from fnCSV_Parse (',' , 'ca,de,ny,wa')yeilds:tblID Keys-----------------1 […]
2007-08-13
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This is an Alter Index script i made up from the one found in BOL and some other scripts we had. You need to create a table to hold the fragmentation data and it has a date column so you can track historical data. You can also add a db_mail part at the end to […]
2007-08-10 (first published: 2006-11-30)
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These queries are used to compare the data in two tables. In these examples all the rows in each table is retrieved and compared using the UNION ALL command. I would recommend adding additional WHERE criteria for very large tables to reduce the number of rows that will be compared.These SQL statements are based on […]
2007-08-09 (first published: 2006-11-29)
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This script create a store procedure which allow you to backup databases using Red Gate SQL Backup or native SQL backup.Backups will be stored in a database named folder in a backup folder.
2007-08-08 (first published: 2006-11-28)
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How to Find Beginning and End of Week(for more scripts goto http://www.siccolo.com/articles.html)
2007-08-06 (first published: 2006-11-21)
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To verify bank routing number by calculating correct check digit (digit #9 is used to validate 8-digit bank routing (ABA) number) and compare with digit #9 in given 9-digit routing number.(for more scripts goto http://www.siccolo.com/articles.html)
2007-08-03 (first published: 2006-11-21)
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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