SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Nov30

SQL SERVER – Simple Cursor to Select Tables in Database with Static Prefix and Date Created

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Cursor, SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure

Following cursor query runs through the database and find all the table with certain prefixed (‘b_’,’delete_’). It also checks if the Table is more than certain days old or created before certain days, it will delete it. We can have any other operation on that table like to delete, print or index.

Nov20

SQL SERVER – Auto Generate Script to Delete Deprecated Fields in Current Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure

I always mark fields to be deprecated with “dep_” as prefix. In this way, after few days, when I am sure that I do not need the field any more I run the query to auto generate the deprecation script. The script also checks for any constraint in the system…

Nov10

SQL SERVER – Query to Find ByteSize of All the Tables in Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure

SELECT CASE WHEN (GROUPING(sob.name)=1) THEN 'All_Tables' ELSE ISNULL(sob.name, 'unknown') END AS Table_name, SUM(sys.length) AS Byte_Length FROM sysobjects sob, syscolumns sys WHERE sob.xtype='u' AND sys.id=sob.id GROUP BY sob.name WITH CUBE Reference : Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)

Nov1

SQL SERVER – Query to Display Foreign Key Relationships and Name of the Constraint for Each Table in Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure

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UPDATE : SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Tables With Foreign Key Constraint in Database This is very long query. Optionally, we can limit the query to return results for one or more than one table. SELECT K_Table = FK.TABLE_NAME, FK_Column = CU.COLUMN_NAME, PK_Table = PK.TABLE_NAME, PK_Column = PT.COLUMN_NAME, Constraint_Name…

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 104 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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