A reader asked me to update my Simple Example of Cursor with AdventureWorks. Here is a sample cursor that loops through ProductID and prints each one.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – A Simple Way To Defragment All Indexes In A Database That Is Fragmented Above A Declared Threshold
The BOL script to defragment all indexes in a database above a declared threshold failed with Msg 2501. I fixed the missing schema prefix so it runs on SQL Server 2005.
CUBE: Include Every Two-Dimensional Subtotal Combination
CUBE requests every grouping combination of its dimensions, including independent subtotals and the grand total. I compare its output population with ROLLUP before choosing it. More subtotal families are useful only when the report needs them.
SQL SERVER – How to Retrieve TOP and BOTTOM Rows Together using T-SQL
Need TOP 1 and BOTTOM 1 in one result? UNION fails with two ORDER BY clauses. Here is a simple T-SQL way to retrieve TOP and BOTTOM Rows together.
SQL SERVER – Transfer The Logins and The Passwords Between Instances of SQL Server 2005
How do you transfer the logins and passwords between instances of SQL Server 2005 after a hardware upgrade? I summarize Microsoft KB 918992 and its script.
SIN and COS: Use Radians for Trigonometric Inputs
SIN and COS read angles in radians and return float. These explicit degree conversions show signs, axis angles and fractional results at a chosen decimal display scale.
SQL SERVER – Dynamic Case Statement – FIX : ERROR 156 : Incorrect syntax near the keyword
Using CASE in ORDER BY to switch between ASC and DESC gives Error 156: Incorrect syntax near the keyword. I show two ways to write a dynamic case that works.