sp_helpindex2 to show included columns (2005+) and filtered indexes (2008)...
IMPORTANT NOTE: Use the updated version of sp_helpindex2... see this post: Updates (fixes) to sp_helpindex2. OK - so this has been frustrating me for many months... when you create indexes with...
View ArticleUpdates (fixes) to sp_helpindex2
NOTE: I've released other versions of sp_helpindex since this post. Check out the category: sp_helpindex rewrites for all of the options! I first posted an update to sp_helpindex here. My version of...
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A new and improved sp_helpindex (jokingly sp_helpindex8)
NOTE: I've released other versions of sp_helpindex since this post. Check out the category: sp_helpindex rewrites for all of the options! OK, I first blogged about re-writing sp_helpindex here as...
View ArticleHow much does that key cost? (plus sp_helpindex9)
OK, two in two days? What's wrong with me (is what Paul said) after he said - who are you and where is my wife?But, this one is a short one, specifically a follow-on to my prior post about "Disk space...
View ArticleUSE THIS: sp_helpindex rewrites
I realize that I've created quite a few posts (and rewrites) around sp_helpindex and recently I've been recommending that most folks use my latest version (jokingly, this is sp_helpindex9) but it's not...
View ArticleHow can you tell if an index is REALLY a duplicate?
There's a lot of confusion around duplicate indexes and I think a lot of it has to do with how sp_helpindex (or even SSMS) display what's in an index. What's actually in the index - and how it's...
View ArticleRemoving duplicate indexes
SQL Server has a horrible habit of letting bad habits move forward (for the sake of backward compatibility [e.g. autoshrink]). And, I do understand *some* of the reasons for allowing some of these...
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