I manage lots of SQL Servers and forget their names, so I use xp_CMDShell and ISQL -L to find SQL Server on network machines. A short video is included.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Disable Triggers – Drop Triggers
Two ways to stop a trigger from firing in SQL Server 2005: drop it or disable it. I prefer DISABLE TRIGGER and show the syntax to disable triggers.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error: 3902, Severity: 16; State: 1 : The COMMIT TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION.
An SSIS package fails with Error 3902: the COMMIT TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION. Two fixes, one is RetainSameConnection set to true.
SQL SERVER – UDF – User Defined Function to Extract Only Numbers From String
A simple UDF, ExtractInteger, to extract only numbers from string input. I test it with a phone number that also has letters in it.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Explanation of TRY…CATCH and ERROR Handling
SQL Server 2005 brings TRY…CATCH for error handling, so you no longer check @@ERROR after every statement. Here is how the TRY and CATCH blocks work.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Silent Installation – Unattended Installation
Silent installation of SQL Server 2005 in two steps: an .ini file built from template.ini, then setup.exe with /qn or /qb. Plus tips to test it.
SQL SERVER – Search Text Field – CHARINDEX vs PATINDEX
CHARINDEX and PATINDEX both return the start position of a pattern in a text field. PATINDEX allows wildcards, CHARINDEX does not. Examples use AdventureWorks.