SQL Saturday 97 Slides and Code – EXCEPT, INTERSECT, APPLY
Download my slides and source code from my SQL Saturday 97 presentation.
Incorrect Syntax Near go revisited
Incorrect Syntax near go. We've all gotten this error before, but why does this happen? Watch a video explaining why you cannot use GO inside of sp_executesql
Display a Page Count in SSRS
Learn how to add a date printed and a page count in the footer of your SSRS report. Even if you have errors with Globals!OverallTotalPages.
Display results Horizontally in SQL Server
Learn how to use SQL Server's CTEs to display results in a horizontal format instead of the standard vertical format.
Working with Seconds in Excel
I recently had to use back end data from SQL Server to deliver several reports in excel. All of my SQL code gave me results in seconds; however, the users had distinct formatting requests. I would have to use a few excel tricks to get things just right in each report.
Using datediff to display results as HH:MM:SS
DateDiff is a great tool in SQL Server. But you have to extend DateDiff a bit to get things in a nicer format, such as HH:MM:SS. See what Rudy found on SQLServerCentral.com which saved the afternoon!
Long TRANSACTION Identifier is Long
If you’re like me, you like using descriptive variable, procedure and function names. Along with those, descriptive transaction names are great, so you know exactly what type of havoc you were throwing at SQL Server. But, if you’re too descriptive, you’ll get the following error: Msg 103, Level 15, State 2, Line 1 The identifier...
Rudy: An MCITP Today. Rudy: An MCM Tomorrow?
Rudy Rodarte is thinking about taking an MCM immersion class given by the good folks over at http://www.sqlskills.com.
Determine Tables Sizes in SQL Server
Everyone is worried about their database size. Even though storage is relatively cheap, if your database is growing linearly or exponentially, you’re going to run into issues down the road. One quick way to check things out is to look at your table sizes. I looked all over the web and found Mitch Sellers’ blog...
