Find every SQL Server on network with one command: sqlcmd -L or osql -L lists the instances on your local network. An update to my old isql script.
SQL SERVER – UDF – Pad Ride Side of Number with 0 – Fixed Width Number Display
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LEFT JOIN ON Clause: Conditions Decide Matches, Not Rows
Why a condition in ON keeps every customer, why a left-side condition removes nobody, and how one WHERE quietly undoes two LEFT JOINs.
Trace Flags Worth Knowing About
Review trace flags worth knowing about in current SQL Server, distinguish session, global, and startup scope, and verify each flag’s support.
NULLIF Text: Collation Decides Whether Values Match
NULLIF text comparisons can remove a matching value. Select the matching rule explicitly and preserve the first expression’s return contract.
End-of-Day Balances From a Transaction Table
A transaction table stores movements, not balances. Collapse each day, run a total, fill the quiet days and dodge the midnight trap.
SQL SERVER – Pad Right Side of Number with 0 – Fixed Width Number Display
A reader needed a fixed width number display, like 1 shown as 0000001. SQL Server has no ready-made function, but a simple string trick does it.