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  1. Find NULL-able columns without DEFAULT Constraints

    This is really handy when you have a large legacy database where the previous owner forgot to add DEFAULT constraints to NULL columns. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Finds all NULL-able columns that have no DEFAULT constraint. Also emits the -- ALTER TABLE statements needed to add the DEFAULT constraints ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Copyright ...

  2. How do -you- (I) use SQL Server?

    I was recently tagged in an interesting blog post by A Misplaced New Englander, David Taylor. (dyfhid on twitter). The question sounds simple enough, “How do you use SQL Server where you work?” Of course the answer is not simple. I echo Grant Fritchey’s response in his blog post that ...

  3. Highly Amusing Index Frag Anecdote

    I can't believe I haven't told this story from SQLPASS yet... and by the way, here's Paul Randal's blog on this same event/topic. One of the few sessions I managed to attend was a really cool Grant Fritchey (blog, twitter) session on DMVs.  He was ...

  4. Allowing for Gradual Source System Changes in ETL

    Recently, the main source system for my company's (eventual) data warehouse underwent a significant change. It's an in-house developed and maintained system - so most changes are very gradual over time, and the developers are very aware to keep the interface to external systems as static as possible. However, there ...

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