Justin Cooney

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: SQL Server 2000

  • How to Query SQL Server System Tables for Text in Stored Procedures

    It is often very useful to be able to query the SQL Server system tables to find data about stored procedures. Rather than running visual searches through the GUI or scripting the stored procedures, the fastest way to find what you are looking for is a direct query via SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio). Specifically,…

  • SQL Server: Search Stored Procedure Create/Modify Date or Text using tSQL

    SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a great tool for managing instances of your SQL Server databases. Sometimes, though, the fastest way to retrieve information you are looking for isn’t through the SSMS GUI, but through direct SQL queries. Case in point: if you want to search for specific information about stored procedures in your…

  • SQL OpenRowSet Excel Query Returns Null Values

    In an earlier article I reviewed how to query an Excel spreadsheet from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). I’ve found that this functionality is very useful, especially when working with data maintained by business users outside of a database system. For an overview of how to connect SSMS with an Excel WorkSheet, please see my detailed article covering…