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How to format a number with commas in SQL Server?

Oct 18, 2023 by Beaulin Twinkle

Format a number with commas using FORMAT function

There are couple of different ways to format a number with commas in SQL Server. Let see them in detail.

How To Drop Temporary Table If Exists In SQL Server?

Jun 28, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle

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.

How To Get Only The Date Part Of GetDate() In SQL Server?

Jun 20, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle

Here is the simple technique to get only the date part of GetDate() in SQL Server.

IIF vs CASE in SQL Server

Jun 7, 2019 by Beaulin Twinkle

Let us see the major differences between IIF vs CASE. IIF is a logical function and CASE is a language expression.

Trace Errors And Exceptions Using Profiler

Oct 24, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to trace errors and exceptions using profiler in SQL Server? Using SQL Server profiler is the easiest way to capture the errors and exceptions occurring in the SQL Server database.

Launching SQL Server Profiler

Dec 16, 2018Oct 19, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to launch SQL Server profiler in windows workstation? Here is the easiest option and step by step instruction for launching SQL Server profiler.

Saving Profiler Trace Results To A Table

Oct 17, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to save the collected profiler trace to a table in SQL Server? Here are the steps for saving profiler trace results to a table for further analysis.

Monitoring Specific Table Using SQL Profiler

Oct 6, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Monitoring specific table using profiler in SQL Server? Here is a simple trick to capture and monitor all the queries and stored procedures executed against a table.

Using Filters In Profiler Trace

Sep 13, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Capturing Only Stored Procedures Using Profiler

What are filters in SQL Server profiler trace and how to use them to capture various events? Here I have explained using filters in profiler trace and when to use them.

Capturing Stored Procedure’s Parameter Values

May 30, 2019Sep 13, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to capture a stored procedure and the parameter values passed to it every time it is executed? Here is a method for capturing stored procedure’s parameter values using SQL Server Profiler.

Capturing Only The Stored Procedures Using Profiler

Sep 12, 2018Sep 6, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to capture only the SQL Server stored procedures using profiler? Using SQL Server profiler trace to trap all the stored procedures executed against a database.

Debugging Queries Inside Stored Procedure Using Profiler

Oct 19, 2018Sep 5, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

SQL Server Profiler Trace properties Events

How to use SQL Server profiler to capture and debug the queries executed from inside the stored Procedure? Here is the step by step instruction for debugging queries inside stored procedure using profiler.

How To Find Index Fragmentation

Aug 29, 2018Aug 25, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Here is the T-SQL query to find index fragmentation in SQL Server database. This query will list all the indexes in the database and the the fragmentation level in percent.

Rollback Transaction On Error In SQL Server Stored Procedure

Aug 18, 2018Jan 20, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to rollback transaction on error in SQL Server stored procedure? Example for including transaction in TRY – CATCH block to rollback a transaction on any error occurred in the stored procedure.

How To Return Error Message In Stored Procedure

Aug 18, 2018Jan 19, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How will you return error message in SQL Server stored procedure? Capturing the exception occurred in a stored procedure and returning the error message to the calling application is important in SQL Server programming. Here is the method to return the error message from a stored procedure.