Collect Server Facts each night to track SQL Server versions, settings, databases, and file sizes in a practical history table.
Replacing @@ERROR Checks With TRY CATCH in Old Procedures
Replace fragile @@ERROR checks with TRY CATCH, transaction state checks, and THROW while preserving clear failure information for callers.
SQL SERVER – Script/Function to Find Last Day of Month
A one line DATEADD query to find the last day of month for any date. It handles leap years: February 2008 gives the 29th and 2007 the 28th.
SQL SERVER – ASCII to Decimal and Decimal to ASCII Conversion
In this blog post we will see how we can convert ASCII to Decimal and Decimal to ASCII. In simple words, we will see the decimal and ASCII conversion.
SQL SERVER – Math Functions Available in SQL Server
Math Functions in SQL Server include ABS, ROUND and CEILING. See examples, data type considerations and a note about RAND.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Understanding Trigger Recursion and Nesting with examples
How trigger recursion and nesting work in SQL Server 2005: triggers nest up to 32 levels, recursive triggers fire themselves, and both can be turned off.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – SSMS Change T-SQL Batch Separator
A big script used EndBatch instead of GO. Rather than a risky mass replace, I changed the Batch Separator in SSMS under Tools, Options, and it ran as is.
SQLAuthority News – Limited Edition T-Shirts Arrived
The limited edition T-shirts from SQLAuthority.com arrived, and a few loyal readers get theirs tomorrow. Thank you for all your emails and suggestions.
SQL SERVER – Disable Index – Enable Index – ALTER Index
When DTS, BCP or BULK INSERT needs an index out of the way, I prefer to disable index with ALTER INDEX and enable it again with REBUILD. AdventureWorks example.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error 1205 : Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction
Fix : Error 1205 : Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction.