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.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Blog SQLAuthority.com Comment by Mr. Ben Forta
Ben Forta, author of Sams Teach Yourself SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes, wrote about SQLAuthority.com on his blog. Here is what he said and why it means a lot to me.
SQL SERVER – Count Duplicate Records – Rows
A simple query to count duplicate records in a table using GROUP BY, HAVING COUNT(*) and ORDER BY, with the most repeated values first. A video is included.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – List All Stored Procedure Modified in Last N Days
A query on sys.objects to list every stored procedure modified in last N days, or ones created lately. I use 7 days; change it to what you need.