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Listing all tables in a database and their row counts and sizes

To get the number of rows in a single table we usually use SELECT COUNT(*) or SELECT COUNT_BIG(*). This is quite straightforward for a single table, but quickly gets tedious if there are a lot of tables, and also can be slow. Here are a few ways of listing all the tables that exist in a database together with the number of rows they contain.

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Checking for unused indexes

SQL Server provides a lot of information in the Data Management Views (DMVs). This script shows how to identify indexes which are never actually used, by using DMVs such as dm_db_index_usage_stats and dm_db_index_operational_stats.

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Quick Quiz : DATALENGTH results

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What is the result of the following SQL query ?
DECLARE @MyStr NVARCHAR (100)
SET @MyStr = 'ABC'
SELECT DATALENGTH(@MyStr)
Choose one : a) 3    b) 6    c) 50    d) 100

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