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May25

SQL SERVER – Change Default Fill Factor For Index

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration
8 Comments

The Default Fill Factor in SQL Server is 0. Change it with sp_configure to leave free space on index pages and reduce page splits. I like mine at 90.

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May25

SQL SERVER – Stored Procedure to display code (text) of Stored Procedure, Trigger, View or Object

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Trigger, SQL View
71 Comments

Need to display code of a stored procedure, trigger, view or function? The system stored procedure sp_helptext prints the text of any unencrypted object.

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May24

SQL SERVER – Disadvantages (Problems) of Triggers

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Trigger
55 Comments

Triggers or stored procedures? The disadvantages (problems) of triggers I shared with my team: hard to see, hard to debug, and they can slow things down.

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May24

SQL SERVER – 2005 Retrieve Configuration of Server

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts
4 Comments

To retrieve the full configuration of server options in SQL Server 2005, turn on show advanced options and run sp_configure. Change any option the same way.

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May23

Composite Keys: Match Complete Pairs Instead of Separate Lists

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Coding Standards, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

Composite keys need a complete pair match when the allowed values are defined together. I don’t split the components into independent lists. Doing so can admit combinations that were never allowed.

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May23

SQL SERVER – 2005 Explanation Left Semi Join Showplan Operator and Other Operator

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Joins
4 Comments

What the Left Semi Join showplan operator means, along with Left Anti Semi Join, Right Anti Semi Join and other joins you see in a text execution plan.

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May23

A Quote of the Day From a Table, With No Repeats Until All Are Used

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Random, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Transactions
No Comments

Build a quote of the day table that rotates without repeats, handles concurrent requests, and supports a stable date-based selection.

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