To Select 1 Random Records from a table in SQL Server SELECT TOP 1 * FROM Table_Name ORDER BY NEWID() ; To Select 10 Random Records from a table in SQL Server SELECT TOP 10 * FROM tAudit ORDER BY NEWID()
SQL Server 2005
Remove Null Rows SQL Server
DELETE FROM TABLENAME WHERE (COLUMN_NAME IS NULL OR COLUMN_NAME = 0); If you have additional columns containing NULL values and you want to refine your delete criteria DELETE FROM TABLENAME WHERE (COLUMN_NAME IS NULL OR COLUMN_NAME = 0) AND (COLUMN_NAME_1 IS NULL OR COLUMN_NAME_1 = 0) AND (COLUMN_NAME_2 IS NULL OR COLUMN_NAME_2 = 0) ;
Check for Listening Port SQL Server
DECLARE @tcp_port nvarchar(5) EXEC xp_regread @rootkey = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', @key = 'SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MSSQLSERVER\MSSQLSERVER\SUPERSOCKETNETLIB\TCP', @value_name = 'TcpPort', @value = @tcp_port OUTPUT select @tcp_port
Create login SQL Server 2008
1. Go to Login > Properties > Create New Login
Attach Deattach Database T-SQL SQL Server 2005 2008
-- Attach a database USE master; GO CREATE DATABASE ON (FILENAME = 'd:\sql data\dbname.mdf'), (FILENAME = 'd:\sql data\dbname_Log.ldf') FOR ATTACH; GO -- Dettach database and take offline -- USE master; GO ALTER DATABASE SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE go EXEC sp_detach_db @dbname = N'dbname'; GO
Create Snapshot on Mirror Database SQL Server 2008
Create snapshot on mirror database Sql Server 2008 -- Run below command to find logical filename of database against which you creating a mirror select name, type_desc, physical_name from sys.master_files where database_id = db_id('QIIB_MSCRM') mscrm ROWS C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\QIIB_MSCRM.mdf mscrm_log LOG C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\QIIB_MSCRM_log.LDF -- mscrm is name of file. Now go ahead … Continue reading Create Snapshot on Mirror Database SQL Server 2008
Bring database offline online T-SQL
-- Bring Database Offline USE master GO ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE GO -- Bring database online USE master ALTER DATABASE SET ONLINE GO
List all SQL Servers running on your Domain using a single command
Sometimes you want to find all the SQL servers running on your Domain with one quick command. SQLCMD providess facility to do so. Your client workstation should have Microsoft SQL server client installed on it for SQLCMD to work. 1. Go to Command Prompt. If you are on Windows Server 2008. Right Click Command Prompt … Continue reading List all SQL Servers running on your Domain using a single command
Access Oracle tables from SQL Server 2005
In a heterogeneous environment it sometimes becomes necessary to access information across different database. In this exercise I will demonstrate how you can access Oracle db tables in SQL Server 2005. 1. First you need to install Oracle client on the SQL server 2005 server. You can install using the instant client option. I am … Continue reading Access Oracle tables from SQL Server 2005
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