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SQL SERVER – Convert Seconds to Hour : Minute : Seconds Format
A reader needed to convert seconds to Hour : Minute : Seconds format for a web page report. Here is a simple T-SQL script that does it.
SQL SERVER – Convert Old Syntax of RAISEERROR to THROW
A reader upgraded SQL Server and wanted to convert old RAISEERROR to THROW. I show the same error handled both ways, before and after SQL Server 2012.
SQL SERVER – Validating If Date is Last Day of the Year, Month or Day
A reader asked how to check if a date is the last day of the year, month or week. There is no built-in function, so here is the one I wrote.
SQL SERVER – Script to Find First Day of Current Month
Michael Usov suggested a quick way to find the first day of current month while keeping the DATETIME datatype, with or without the time part.
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SQL SERVER – Finding Out What Changed in a Deleted Database – Notes from the Field #041
What changed in a database that no longer exists? Brian Kelley shares a real story on finding out what changed in a deleted database.
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