Category Archives: Microsoft SQL Server
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The STUFF function
17March 14, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
While I was at the 2011 Pass Summit I was given the following piece of code to create a comma …
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What is mssqlsystemresource?
1March 4, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
If you are lucky you’ve never seen an error along the lines of: But let’s face it, luck runs out. …
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Insert multiple values sets into a table in one command
8February 28, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
The INSERT command has two distinct ways to load data into a table. And Both of these are very handy …
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DROP and CREATE vs ALTER
25February 25, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
When writing a script to change a piece of code, say a stored procedure or view, there are 3 basic …
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Multiple instances, single query window
2February 18, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
Anyone who has been reading my blog for a while should realize that several divisions in my company have been …
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Something to watch out for when using sp_rename on Stored Procedures, Functions and Views
6February 11, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
For those who don’t know, the stored procedure sp_rename allows you to change the name of a user-created object. Basically …
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EXECUTE, not required, but advisable.
1February 6, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
The other day one of the developers I work with gave me a script similar to this: He was getting …
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Duplicate rows in a table
19February 4, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently got the following email: “I just keyed in two rows into a table with all identical column values. …
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Small changes, big effects
Leave a commentJanuary 30, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
We got a call last week about an application that was running slowly. The server was showing about 80% CPU …
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