Additional logging for SQL Server Agent means raising the Agent error log level, so the Agent writes more lines about its own work. This post reads the current level, changes it with T-SQL and restores it in the same script, and shows the Management Studio and registry routes.
Display Rupee Symbol in SSMS and T-SQL With FORMAT
To display rupee symbol and Indian digit grouping in SSMS, format the number with an Indian culture, or use the Unicode character 8377. This post compares en-IN, hi-IN, gu-IN and kn-IN, shows the nvarchar rule that keeps the symbol from turning into a question mark, and formats dates for the same cultures.
What are Different Methods to Know the Row Count of Table? – Interview Question of the Week #261
Question: What are Different Methods to Know the Row Count of Table? The answer to this question is very simple and many.
SQL SERVER – Heaps, Scans and RID Lookup
The question was do heaps are very bad and always force a table scan? Let us learn about RID Lookup, Heaps and table scan.
Capturing sp_WhoIsActive Snapshots to a Table Every Minute
Capture sp_WhoIsActive snapshots every minute, keep seven days, and query past blockers and long requests from a logging table.
SQL SERVER – Resolve WAIT_ON_SYNC_STATISTICS_REFRESH Wait Type
During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check I recently faced a brand new wait type WAIT_ON_SYNC_STATISTICS_REFRESH.
Find All Columns With a Specific Name in SQL Server
To find all columns with a specific name, query sys.columns and join sys.types for the data type. This post lists the matches with their schema, leaves out system objects, and then uses the same catalog to find names that appear with different data types.