What is XP_DIRTREE? What are the alternatives to XP_Dirtree
This extended and undocumented stored procedure can be used to list all folders and subfolders (recursively) from a given directory. XP_DIRTREE has three parameters: Directory – This is the directory you pass when you call the stored procedure; for...
Optimize for Ad Hoc Workload in SQL Server
When a query is executed, it compiles and generates an execution plan and stores it in the plan cache. If this is a one time query that will never be run again, then the newly generated plan and space in plan cache are wasted. This means the buffer pool now contains a...
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