Transact-SQL (T-SQL)

When trying to filter the results using LIKE clause with string having square bracket, it won’t work. So, how to escape square brackets in LIKE clause?

Is there FOR LOOP in SQL Server? If you are new to SQL Server and trying to create a stored procedure with some simple logic, you might be looking for the syntax of FOR LOOP.

Here is a simple solution to avoid the SQL Server error “String or binary data would be truncated …” and Insert string data with truncation.

IN SQL Server, moving table to another schema is quiet simple. Here I have given sample script to transfer one or all tables in a database to another schema.

Now we will see about the simplest method for killing all the active connections of an SQL Server database.

Here are the queries I’m using to fetch the data and log file sizes separately for a specific database. These T-SQL queries return file sizes, used space and free space using DMVs.

There are several ways to get the database backup history in SQL Server. Here I have listed two of the quickest ways to get the backup history. I use these methods pretty regularly.

There are several ways to find the active SQL connections is SQL Server. Let us see few of the simple methods which are using T-SQL queries.

About finding the DML Triggers which are modified or created during a given date range using the object catalog view sys.triggers .

Here we will see about finding the stored procedures which are modified or created during a given date range.

Here I have given you a simple script to get the list of all indexes and index columns in a SQL Server database.

Here are couple of simple methods to get the list of all stored procedures created by the developers from a specific database in SQL Server.

Solution for the error message “Msg 8134, Level 16, State 1, Line 7 Divide by zero error encountered” when performing division operation in SQL Server.

Here is simple method to find the MAX of multiple columns in SQL Server. Getting smallest or highest values from multiple columns.

Using condition inside COUNT() in SQL Server is simple and comes in handy when you cannot use WHERE clause in the select statement.

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

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