Inspired by a ColdFusion post by Ben Nadel, here is the UDF I use to get the previous or Next Work Day for any date, skipping Saturday and Sunday.
SQL SERVER – UDF – Get the Day of the Week Function
Get the day of the week as a name in SQL Server: a UDF using DATEPART with CASE, plus the simpler DATENAME(dw, GETDATE()) a reader suggested.
Grouping Current Connections by Program Name and Host Name
Group connections by program name, host, and login, then inspect client addresses and idle sessions without trusting client labels blindly.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 1813, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Could not open new database ‘yourdatabasename’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted.
Msg 1813 says CREATE DATABASE is aborted when you attach a database with a corrupt log. My step by step fix rebuilds the log and needs a server restart.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 4214 – Error Msg 3013 – BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup
Fix the SQL Server error Msg 4214 and Msg 3013, where BACKUP LOG fails because no current database backup exists. Here is why it happens.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – SSMS – View/Send Query Results to Text/Grid/Files
Three ways to send query results to text, grid or file in SSMS: the shortcuts CTRL+T, CTRL+D and CTRL+SHIFT+F, the toolbar, or the menu bar.
SQL SERVER – SPACE Function Example
Does SQL Server have a SPACE function? Yes. SELECT SPACE(100) returns 100 spaces, and a short example uses it to join last and first names.
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