Sql Server Convert String to Date Format
I have this date format: 2011-09-28 18:01:00 (in varchar), and I want to convert it to datetime changing to this format 28-09-2011 18:01:00. How can I do it? Solution SELECT CONVERT(Datetime,...
View ArticleSQL Server Text Type vs Varchar Data Type [Closed]
I just read that the VARCHAR(MAX) datatype (which can store close to 2GB of char data) is the recommended replacement for the TEXT datatype in SQL Server 2005+. If I want to search inside a column for...
View ArticleHow to Find the Port for MS SQL Server 2008
Yes I read this How to find the port for MS SQL Server 2008? no luck. telnet 1433 returns connection failed, so I must specify other port. I tried to use netstat -abn but I don’t see sqlservr.exe or...
View ArticleWhat Do Clustered and Non Clustered Index Actually Mean
I have a limited exposure to DB and have only used DB as an application programmer. I want to know about Clustered and Non clustered indexes. I googled and what I found was : A clustered index is a...
View ArticleDo While Loop in SQL Server 2008
Is there any method for implement do while loop in SQL server 2008? Solution I am not sure about DO-WHILE IN MS SQL Server 2008 but you can change your WHILE loop logic, so as to USE like DO-WHILE...
View ArticleDb2 Inner Join vs Where Clause
Compare these 2 queries. Is it faster to put the filter on the join criteria or in the were clause. I have always felt that it is faster on the join criteria because it reduces the result set at the …...
View ArticleHow to Check Which Locks Are Held on a Table
How can we check which database locks are applied on which rows against a query batch? Any tool that highlights table row level locking in real time? DB: SQL Server 2005 Solution To add to the other...
View ArticleSolutions for INSERT OR UPDATE on SQL Server
Assume a table structure of MyTable(KEY, datafield1, datafield2...). Often I want to either update an existing record, or insert a new record if it doesn’t exist. Essentially: IF (key exists) run...
View ArticleSearch Text in Stored Procedure in SQL Server
I need to search a SQL server 2008 for stored procedures containing where maybe the name of a database field or variable name. Solution SELECT ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_DEFINITION FROM...
View ArticleSearch Text in All Stored Procedures in Sql Server
I want to search a text from my all database stored procedures. I use the below SQL: SELECT DISTINCT o.name AS Object_Name, o.type_desc FROM sys.sql_modules m INNER JOIN sys.objects o ON m.object_id =...
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