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Only one week left for this month's contest, so submit your own tip today: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tips =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S NEW DBA TIPS DISPLAY DETAILED INDEX STATISTICS | Cade Bryant http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci777577,00.html Index tuning in Microsoft SQL Server isn't rocket science...It's much, much harder! Here's a simple stored procedure I created called sp_indexstats that allows you to obtain detailed DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS information on all indexes for a given table. WORKING WITH DELIMITED STRINGS IN T-SQL | Harinatha Reddy Gorla http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci777587,00.html Two examples of how to deal with the problems that you may face while working with strings in T-SQL: Finding the count of words in a comma-delimited string, and parsing the delimited string. USING "INITCAP" IN ORACLE AND SQL SERVER | Paul Webster http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci777599,00.html A well-annotated stored procedure demonstrating how to use the Oracle funciton INITCAP. Showing his versatility, Paul has also written the equivalent stored procedure for SQL Server! CHECK FOR ORACLE AVAILABILITY AND TABLESPACE CAPACITY | Rick Stehno http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci777604,00.html A script that will check if all of Oracle instances are up, if any of the extents have reached their maximum limit, and if any of the tablespaces are running short of freespace. GENERATING MAILING LABELS IN ORACLE | Mark Morseth-Mayer http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci777632,00.html An Oracle script that generates mailing labels and mail merge lists to contact individuals or companies. Easily modifiable for your specific needs. ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! 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