How To Find Leap Year In SQL Server?
We have to use our own logic to find whether the given year is leap or not. Here I have gone through couple of methods to find the the leap year in SQL Server.
Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
How To Get The Last Day Of The Month In SQL Server?
Here is the simple straightforward way to find the last day of the month in SQL Server using the built-in date function EOMONTH.
How To Find The First Day Of The Month In SQL Server?
Here is a simple script to find the first day of the month in SQL Server without using varchar conversion. This method returns the result in datetime format.
How To Get The Week Number Of Month In SQL Server?
Here is a simple SQL Server tip on getting the week number of month using DATEPART, DATEADD and EOMONTH functions.
How To Get The Week Number Of Year In SQL Server?
Here is the simple tip to get the week number of the year In SQL Server using an in-built function.
IIF vs CASE in SQL Server
Let us see the major differences between IIF vs CASE. IIF is a logical function and CASE is a language expression.
Collecting Poor Performing Queries And Storing Them For Analysis (Using Extended Events)
Simple step by step illustration for collecting poor performing queries or batches and store them for further analysis in SQL Server using Extended Events.
Collect Poor Performing Queries And Store Them (Using Profiler)
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)?
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)
VARCHAR(MAX) vs VARCHAR(N). Comparing the differences, advantages and disadvantages between VARCHAR(MAX) and VARCHAR(N).
Extract Numbers From String In SQL Server
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?
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
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
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.
Escape Special Characters Using STRING_ESCAPE
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?
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
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.
How To Copy Tables From one Database To Another In SQL Server?
How to copy tables from one database to another database In SQL Server? Here is a quick tip to copy a table along with it’s table structure from one SQL Server database to another database on the same server.
Rollback Transaction On Error In SQL Server Stored Procedure
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
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.