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May13

SQL SERVER – Query to Find First and Last Day of Current Month – Date Function

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Utility

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Following query will run respective on today’s date. It will return Last Day of Previous Month, First Day of Current Month, Today, Last Day of Previous Month and First Day of Next Month respective to current month. Let us see how we can do this with the help of Date Function in SQL Server.

May13

SQL SERVER – UDF – Function to Parse AlphaNumeric Characters from String

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL String

Following function keeps only Alphanumeric characters in string and removes all the other character from the string. This is very handy function when working with Alphanumeric String only. I have used this many times. CREATE FUNCTION dbo.UDF_ParseAlphaChars ( @string VARCHAR(8000) ) RETURNS VARCHAR(8000) AS BEGIN DECLARE @IncorrectCharLoc SMALLINT SET @IncorrectCharLoc…

May12

SQL SERVER – 2005 – List all the database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, undocumented SQL

List all the database on SQL Servers. All the following Stored Procedure list all the Databases on Server. I personally use EXEC sp_databases because it gives the same results as other but it is self explaining. ----SQL SERVER 2005 System Procedures EXEC sp_databases EXEC sp_helpdb ----SQL 2000 Method still works…

May12

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Msg 6263, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Enabling SQL Server 2005 for CLR Support

Pinal Dave

SQL

CLR, SQL Advanced Option, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Error:
Fix : Error : Msg 6263, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Enabling SQL Server 2005 for CLR Support

1) Enable Server for CLR Support.

May11

SQL SERVER – Explanation SQL Command GO

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

GO is not a Transact-SQL statement; it is often used in T-SQL code. Go causes all statements from the beginning of the script or the last GO statement (whichever is closer) to be compiled into one execution plan and sent to the server independent of any other batches. SQL Server…

May11

SQL SERVER – Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 System Views Map

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL Download

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The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 System Views Map shows the key system views included in SQL Server 2005, and the relationships between them. It is available to download from Microsoft Site. It can be printed and mounted at Office Depot or Kinko’s. Download SQL SERVER 2005 System Views Reference :…

May10

SQL SERVER – 2008 Katmai – Download Datasheet Final from Microsoft

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL Download

Few interesting thing about Katmai. SQL Server “Katmai” will provide a more secure, reliable and manageable enterprise data platform. SQL Server “Katmai” will enable developers and administrators to save time by allowing them to store and consume any type of data from XML to documents. SQL Server “Katmai” provides a…

Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 100 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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