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Oct25

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Forced Parameterization and Simple Parameterization – T-SQL and SSMS

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio
4 Comments

Forced parameterization can cut query compilations for busy databases. I explain FORCED vs SIMPLE parameterization and how to set each with T-SQL and SSMS.

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Oct24

SQL SERVER – Simple Example of WHILE Loop With CONTINUE and BREAK Keywords

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Cursor, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
182 Comments

I have tried to explain the usage of simple WHILE loop in the first example. BREAK keywords will exit the stop the while loop and control is moved.

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Oct23

SQL SERVER – Get Permissions of My Username / Userlogin on Server / Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL System Table
8 Comments

Invited to review a big company’s schema, I wanted to know my own permissions without asking their DBA. fn_my_permissions shows them at server and database level.

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Oct22

SQL SERVER – Difference Between @@Version and xp_msver – Retrieve SQL Server Information

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL System Table
6 Comments

SELECT @@Version gives the SQL Server version, edition and service pack in one string. I compare @@Version and xp_msver, which returns more server details.

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Oct21

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Limitation of Online Index Rebuld Operation

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index
4 Comments

What is an online index rebuild, and which indexes can not be rebuilt online? A smart interview candidate and I found four, and Books Online lists all six.

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Oct20

SQL SERVER – Set Server Level FILLFACTOR Using T-SQL Script

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
4 Comments

A short T-SQL script to set server level FILLFACTOR, plus the Books Online definition of FILLFACTOR and what its values from 0 to 100 mean.

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Oct19

SQL SERVER – Types of DBCC Commands When Used as Database Console Commands

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server DBCC
5 Comments

The four types of DBCC Database Console Commands: maintenance, miscellaneous, informational and validation, with a couple of examples of each from MSDN.

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