Sending query results by email with Database Mail requires clear formatting, tested delivery, safe attachments, and size limits.
Searching Every Stored Procedure for a Word
Searching every stored procedure through sys.sql_modules finds text quickly, but comments, case, dynamic SQL, and other databases need care.
SQL SERVER – Retrieve Information of SQL Server Agent Jobs
sp_help_job returns information about SQL Server Agent jobs in msdb. Run it with no parameters to list every job, plus a few related Agent posts.
SQL SERVER – Stored Procedure to display code (text) of Stored Procedure, Trigger, View or Object
Need to display code of a stored procedure, trigger, view or function? The system stored procedure sp_helptext prints the text of any unencrypted object.
Replacing @@ERROR Checks With TRY CATCH in Old Procedures
Replace fragile @@ERROR checks with TRY CATCH, transaction state checks, and THROW while preserving clear failure information for callers.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Understanding Trigger Recursion and Nesting with examples
How trigger recursion and nesting work in SQL Server 2005: triggers nest up to 32 levels, recursive triggers fire themselves, and both can be turned off.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – List all the database
Several ways to list all the database names on a server, from sp_databases and sp_helpdb to sys.databases and sp_msForEachDB. I use sp_databases myself.