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Collect Poor Performing Queries And Store Them (Using Profiler)

Dec 20, 2018Dec 16, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to collect poor performing queries or batches and store them in a database table for further analysis in SQL Server using MSSQL Profiler?

Is It Good To Use VARCHAR(MAX) Instead Of VARCHAR(N)?

Dec 6, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Is it a good practice to use VARCHAR(MAX) instead of VARCHAR(N)? We will see the answer and the reason for it in this article.

VARCHAR(MAX) vs VARCHAR(N)

Dec 6, 2018Nov 30, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

VARCHAR(MAX) vs VARCHAR(N). Comparing the differences, advantages and disadvantages between VARCHAR(MAX) and VARCHAR(N).

Extract Numbers From String In SQL Server

Mar 4, 2020Nov 15, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to extract only the numbers from string value In SQL Server? Here is a function which extract the sets of numbers from alpha numeric strings.

SELECT vs SET: Which Is Better In SQL Server?

Nov 8, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Which Is Better SET or SELECT? In this article you will see the major differences of SELECT vs SET and the comparison between them in table from.

Reduce Index Fragmentation

Sep 13, 2018Aug 29, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Here is the T-SQL queries to reduce index fragmentation by using either INDEX REORGANIZE or INDEX REBUILD. You will also see when to REORGANIZE and REBUILD.

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.

Installing MSSQL-CLI on macOS

Jul 3, 2019Jul 19, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

MSSQL-CLI or Microsoft SQL Server CLI is an open source, cross-platform, interactive and syntax highlighting command line query tool for SQL Server. We will see how to install MSSQL-CLI on macOS.

MSSQL-CLI: An Interactive Command Line SQL Server Query Tool

Sep 13, 2018Jul 15, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Mssql-cli is an open source cross platform interactive command line query tool for SQL Server. It can be used as an enhanced alternative to sqlcmd.

Escape Special Characters Using STRING_ESCAPE

May 30, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Simple and clean method to escape special characters using STRING_ESCAPE system function. STRING_ESCAPE function was introduced in SQL 2016. Here we will see how to use it to escape dome of the special characters.

How To Get Day Of Week In SQL Server?

Mar 11, 2020Apr 18, 2018 by Dahlia Sam

Here is how to get the day of week In SQL Server. We will see couple of inbuilt functions to get the day of week.

Compatibility Level Field Is Disabled In SQL Server

Apr 17, 2018Apr 13, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Unable to change SQL Server database compatibility level from management studio. Because the compatibility level field in the database properties window is disabled and grayed out.

Upgrade SQL Server And Database To Higher Version

Apr 13, 2018Apr 12, 2018 by Beaulin Twinkle

Upgrading SQL Server to it latest version. Here you will have the steps and tips to upgrade SQL Server and the existing database from a older version to a higher version, say 2017.

Auto Generate INSERT Statements for a Table in SQL Server

Aug 18, 2018Dec 27, 2017 by Beaulin Twinkle

Auto Generate Insert Script in SQL Server 05

Easy way to auto generate INSERT statements for a table in SQL Server using SSMS. Generate insert statements from sql server tables on the fly.

Inserting Line Break or Carriage Return or Tab To String In SQL Server

Aug 18, 2018Dec 21, 2017 by Beaulin Twinkle

Adding or inserting Inserting Line Break or Carriage Return or Tab to a string in SQL Server. Quick examples for adding special characters like Line Break, Carriage Return and Tab to strings.

Pagination of Results in SQL Server In Efficient Way

Sep 13, 2018Dec 15, 2017 by Beaulin Twinkle

How to do pagination of results in SQL Server In and efficient way? Best way to paginate results in SQL Server to improve performance of the application.