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.
SQL SERVER – Restore Database Without or With Backup – Everything About Restore and Backup
Everything about restore and backup readers ask: can you restore without a backup? No. Here is the right restore order and a plan to stay safe.
CHECKSUM: A Matching Result Does Not Prove Text Identity
CHECKSUM matches do not establish unchanged text. Preserve complete values and compare hyphen and trailing-space differences explicitly.
SQL SERVER – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – 15 Signs to Identify Bad DBA
A bit of SQL humor: 15 signs of a bad DBA, from reinstalling SQL Server when the sa password is lost to indexing every field to make it faster.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Collation Explanation and Translation – Part 2
Collation Explanation and Translation, part 2: one query on sys.fn_helpcollations() lists all 1011 collations in SQL Server 2005 with a description of each.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Use ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME Instead of sp_renameDB to rename
sp_renameDB will be deprecated, so use ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME to rename a database in SQL Server 2005. A short script shows the new syntax.
SQL SERVER – Validate Field For DATE datatype using function ISDATE()
A CSV import crashed on the date 30/2/2007. Use the ISDATE() function to validate a VARCHAR column in a staging table before moving rows to a DATETIME field.