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How to get sizes of all databases on SQL Server?

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
get sizes of all databases on SQL Server

Here is a simple method which I use to get the sizes of all databases on SQL Server in a single list.

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Get the list of user created databases in SQL Server

Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Get the list of user created databases in SQL Server

Here is a simple tip to get the list of user created databases in an SQL Server.

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How to insert results from Stored Procedure to a temp table in SQL Server?

Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
insert results from Stored Procedure to a temp table

As a database programmer, you may need to get result in table format from a stored procedure and store it to a temp table. Here we will see how to insert results from Stored Procedure to a temp table.

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Altering existing tables with data to system-versioned temporal table

Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Altering existing tables to system-versioned temporal table with data

Here are the simple steps with example for altering existing version tables with data to system-versioned temporal table.

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Get the list of temporal tables in SQL Server DB

Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
list of temporal tables in SQL Server DB

Using simple sql technique, here we will see how to get the list of temporal tables in a database.

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Check and drop system-versioned temporal table if exists

Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Check and drop system versioned temporal table if exists

How to check and drop a system-versioned temporal table if it exists in the database as temporal tables are different from regular tables?

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How to find the history table of a temporal table?

Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
find the history table of a temporal table

Here a simple trick to find the name of the history table of a system versioned temporal table using SQL select statement.

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Find if system versioned temporal table exists

Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Find if temporal table exists

Let us see how to check if a specific table is system versioned temporal or not using SQL script. SQL tips to check if temporal table exists.

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Get only the common records from two tables using INTERSECT

Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Get only the common records from two tables using INTERSECT

With example how to get only the common records from two tables using INTERSECT and the advantages of INTERSECT over INNER JOIN.

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Get records from one table which are not present in another table using EXCEPT

Jan 10, 2020Jan 4, 2020 by Beaulin Twinkle
Get records from one table which are not present in another table using EXCEPT

Getting records from one table which are not present in another table using EXCEPT operator in SQL Server.

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Concatenate columns to string in SQL Server

Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Concatenate columns to string in SQL Server

In SQL Server there are several ways to concatenate columns to a single string. Here are few methods for concatenating columns based on the version of SQL Server.

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Formatting SQL statements in SSMS

Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
After Formatting SQL Statements in SSMS

Formatting SQL statements or source code of procedures or function in SSMS is a daunting task. Here you will see how to use a plugin to format T-SQL in SSMS.

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How To Drop Temporary Table If Exists In SQL Server?

Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Drop Temporary Table Only If Exists

Here is a simple tip on how to drop a temporary or temp table if it exists using the DIY in 2016 or higher versions of SQL Server.

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How To Reset Identity Seed In SQL Server?

Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Reset Identity Seed In SQL Server

Here is a simple tip to reset identity seed of an auto incremented identity column after deleting records from the table in SQL Server.

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Convert DateTime To YYYY-MM-DD Format In SQL Server

Dec 20, 2019Jun 27, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Convert DateTime To YYYY-MM-DD Format

Here is a simple tip to convert the datetime value to a specific formatted date like YYYY-MM-DD in SQL Server 2012 and higher.

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Generate A Date From Day, Month & Year In SQL Server

Jun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Generate A Date From Day, Month & Year

Here is a simple method to generate a date from integer format of day, month and year in SQL Server.

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Generating Unique Random Number For Each Row in Select Statement

Jun 21, 2019Jun 21, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Unique Random Numbers For Each Row in Select Statement

Here is a simple trick for generating unique random number for each row in select statement in SQL Server. Let’s see how it works.

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How To Generate Random Numbers In SQL Server?

Jun 21, 2019Jun 21, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Generate Random Numbers In SQL Server

Generating random numbers is very simple in SQL Server. We can use the built-in function RAND() to generate random number. Here are some examples.

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Getting The List Of Column Names Of A Table In SQL Server

Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Column Names using SP_COLUMNS

There are several ways to get the the list of column names of a table on a specific SQL Server database. I will go through these methods.

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Getting Day Of Year In SQL Server

Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle
Get Day Of Year In SQL Server

There is a couple of straightforward ways to get day of year for a given date in SQL Server using DATENAME or DATEPART built-in function. Let’s see how to use them

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