Identify whether you are using MariaDB or MySQL using phpMyAdmin (through cPanel here)

When it comes to relational databases I used to think right there’s

    MySQL
    SQL Server
    PostGres
    Oracle

I know there is MariaDB as well and I know that is a direct substitute for MySQL I think I might be using it but you know what I’m not really sure. Whenever I look things up I quite often look for MySQL and to date any information obtained using those parameters have worked when executed against my databases through phpMyAdmin.

Should I be using MariaDB or hang on – am I???

Well turns out they are so similar that you might be using and not even know it. Turns out my hosting company uses MariaDB instead of MySQL but you might be under the impression you are still using MySQL. Why? Because if you are like me and you are using cPanel all the branding is still MySQL. I suspect this is actually very usual for anyone using cPanel.

Here’s my Database panel in cPanel

MySQL written all over the place even with a registered trademark symbol reinforced with the Dolphin MySQL logo.

Additionally phpMyAdmin never really mentions much about the database server you are using. And look it up and phpMyAdmin is often described as the MySQL client.

Am I using MySQL —— NOPE

Open up phpMyAdmin

Open the SQL panel and execute the following query.

SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%Version%";

So despite all the logos and branding to the contrary I’m using MariaDB for this blog! Useful to know. I don’t know if it was MariaDB when I signed up in 2014 or not but this blog has been running continuously for 7 years and 7 months (at date of publishing this article) with no issues.

Kinsta on the differences between MariaDB and MySQL

I’m happy with being on MariaDB just because I am not mad about Oracle. Turns out I’m not alone in that position. Google / AliBaba and the European Investment Bank are all heavily invested in MariaDB which is probably why so many hosting companies actually run MariaDB in the background. There are big companies on MySQL but MariaDB is not going anywhere and many like me might have been running everything on MariaDB without even knowing it for years!

MariaDB on Wikipedia

I note in the Wiki article they state as a difference between MySQL and MariaDB Geographical Function support – not sure that part is true – I have asked Wikipedia to investigate , according to my research there is support via extensions although I have no personal experience of their use.

Setting up CRON job using cPanel

Automation is so important these days and the following details how to create a simple cron job using CPANEL to send out a regular email. You can automate anything but I was wanting to use an example that would send me something to show that it was working. So I set up the following as an example to send out an email to myself every 5 minutes.

See also
How to Set Up and Run a Cron in CPanel

I am going to focus on a single method. The above link details how to do it using the command line on a linux server which may be helpful. I am concentrating on using the cpanel interface here.

Step 1 : Sign into your cpanel administrative panel.

Step 2 : Look to the Advanced Tab and identify the Cron Jobs Icon

Entering the Cron Jobs panel you will be presented with the following screen.

Leave the Update email button…

Step 3 : Identify the PHP script you wish to run and load it into a directory taking note of where you have noted.
(You will need to point CRON to run your specific script)

If you don’t have a script try this one. It uses the php mail function to send out a simple email to whatever target email you want which allows you to 

<?php     
$to_email = 'targetemail@targetcompany.com';
$subject = 'Mail sent using a Cron Job Script';
$message = 'Hello and best wishes';
$headers = 'From: noreply@yourcompany.com';
mail($to_email,$subject,$message,$headers);
?>

Step 4 : Save the above PHP script somewhere and load it to your server so that taking a note of where you put it.

Now I would start and set this to run up every 5 minutes just to test that it is working –

In the common settings there is s drop down which has a range of settings everything from once a minute to once a year select once every 5 minutes.

Step 6 : Set the command to be run.
Now this is the only really tricky part to the whole thing. I haven’t found a great deal of documentation on the syntax of the command that you should enter. I found two different syntaxes that seemed to work.

/usr/local/bin/php /home/youruserid/public_html/cronscripts/testrun.php

or 

php -q /home/youruserid/public_html/cronscripts/testrun.php

Then simply hit the Add New Cron Job button and then wait for five minutes – if everything has completed successfully there will an additional line in the cron jobs listing and you will get an email every 5 minutes.

Happy Cron Jobbing.

One interesting point in my cpanel host was that you could limit the cron job to the domain which may be necessary as you become more proficient with the kind of jobs that you are wanting to run in your cron job.

PHPRunner by Xlinesoft – a personal recommendation if you need a Low Code platform perfect for CRUD application development

Bit of background I am like most , constantly looking out for better tools and have been periodically searching Google for low code tools now for nearly 5 years. 3 years ago I started dipping my toe into web code generators and then about 2 and a half years ago I went out and bought tools linked to Xlinesoft – I have copies of both ASP.net runner and PHPrunner and I thought I would give some feedback. It seems to me incredibly difficult to get unbiased reviews of low code platforms. If you do a search for it on google you only seem to find the really big (and expensive players) who don’t clearly indicate how good they are for CRUD application generation. The main generators I looked at were Nubuilder (open source but only supports MYSQL databases and it doesn’t produce responsive designs) – PHPMaker – not bad but wasn’t getting great performance and didn’t like the UI of the genrator that much / Radzen – good but ASP NET based and its a bit young at the moment.

Xlinesoft Main Website

Word up – I basically think Xlinesoft’s PHPRunner is particularly excellent. I have copies of ASP NET Runner and PHPRunner but found because I can get better performance with PHPRunner and because Linux hosting is cheaper I am moving all my applications across to PHPRunner. Their ASP Net Runner has served me well and I had one client on it and they are very happy. I still plan to move them across to PHPRunner.

I have managed to create 5 working applications and I am starting to get independent clients who I make applications for. To date they have been very happy with my work and are usually very happy with how quickly I can turn round their requests.

Points I would draw your attention to specific to PHPRunner.

  • Code produced is non proprietary and uses vanilla PHP.
  • PHP 7.4 support is standard and PHP 8 support is being introduced. I generally use the latest PHP version my host provides an option for which to date has been 7.4. I am really looking forward to using it with PHP 8.
  • I’ve had no problem deploying the code to Linux web servers seems to work seamlessly. Previous versions of PHP are supported.
    Initial scaffolding of a connected database is fast and flawless. Every connected table gets a List / Add / Edit / View and Search page. This saves a massive amount of time in getting started.
  • So far I have connected to MySQL / Postgres and SQL Azure databases as the backends all seem to work well.
  • To date I have only used SQL Azure databases with Azure application service
  • I have had excellent performance between PHP Runner on a Azure Web App services and SQL Azure on Azure (even the basic developer level web app and database provisions)
  • I have had excellent performance between PHP Runner and MariaDB hosted on a linux paid host
  • I have had excellent performance between PHP Runner and Postgres where the web client is on a linux paid hosting service and postgres is on ACUGIS hosting service.
  • PHP Runner seems to deploy really really nicely to an apache server.
  • Security set up seem intuitive and clear but very powerful.
  • Two factor authentication is really easy to setup either via email or via SMS through a services such as Twilio
  • Additional applications are free there is no per seat option. If you are paying for a host where you have the option of unlimited subdomains it is likely that you will be able to get an application up and running for no additional monetary cost.
  • Setting up email is really easy.
  • Code behind for events is very intuitive and extremely intuitive only thing that will hold you back is your ability to code.
  • Charting seems good – I haven’t used it extensively but works as I expected it too and pretty.
  • The menu setup either the initial screen or a tree setup is very flexible and extremely intuitive
  • Like I said the generated code is not proprietary so no need to fuss with security tokens or things like that.

    • Continue reading “PHPRunner by Xlinesoft – a personal recommendation if you need a Low Code platform perfect for CRUD application development”

    SQL Server – TSQL – Create Trigger that calculates name of day from date

    Nothing earth shattering but really quite useful and often ubiquitious as a requirement I find it useful to have days of the week in tables sometimes and in most tables I will always have default fields of updated and created. I can then use the created field to drive a dayname

    [daysname]  AS (datename(weekday,[T001TimeLog].[created]

    And here it is as part of a table’s creation

    CREATE TABLE [dbo].[T001TimeLog](
	[pkid] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
	[TimeEstimate] [time](7) NULL,
	[Description] [nvarchar](max) NULL,
	[updated] [date] NULL,
	[created] [date] NULL,
	[daysname]  AS (datename(weekday,[T001TimeLog].[created]))

    And here is the field value on screen and through a User Interface

    MYSQL / MariaDB – Useful SQL in both creating New Tables and Clarifying Default Parameters

    Within an instance to identify the default character sets and collation in all databases.

    SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA;

    To alter the default character sets and collations for a database in a MySQL or MaraiDB instance.

    ALTER DATABASE dbname CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

    Creating Table – Template SQL

    CREATE TABLE table1 
(col1 INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
col2 CHAR(30), 
PRIMARY KEY (col1))
ENGINE = INNODB;

    And a good source of data types are here
    Tech on the Net

    There are unconfirmed reposts that queries against TEXT fields are generally 3 times slower than against VARCHAR fields.

    Values in VARCHAR columns are variable-length strings. The length can be specified as a value from 0 to 255 before MySQL 5.0.3, and 0 to 65,535 in 5.0.3 and later versions. The effective maximum length of a VARCHAR in MySQL 5.0.3 and later is subject to the maximum row size (65,535 bytes, which is shared among all columns) and the character set used.

    VARCHAR(MAX)

    Is a thing

    And if you want to change the engine on a table retrospectively. See OPERATIONS.

    And a short note on your choice of collation

    From Stack overflow here

    Actually, you probably want to use utf8_unicode_ci or utf8_general_ci.

    utf8_general_ci sorts by stripping away all accents and sorting as if it were ASCII
    utf8_unicode_ci uses the Unicode sort order, so it sorts correctly in more languages
    However, if you are only using this to store English text, these shouldn’t differ.

    Note further down there is a person that states “be very aware of this problem that can occur using utf8_general_ci

    “MySQL will not distinguish between some characters in select statements, if the utf8_general_ci collation is used. This can lead to very nasty bugs – especially for example, where usernames are involved. Depending on the implementation that uses the database tables, this problem could allow malicious users to create a username matching an administrator account.

    This problem exposes itself at the very least in early 5.x versions – I’m not sure if this behaviour as changed later.”

    And here is some code that allowed me to reset the auto increment index on a table.

    ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY COLUMN pkid INT(10) UNSIGNED;
COMMIT;
ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY COLUMN pkid INT(10) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT;
COMMIT;

    I have tested it and works with INNODB and MySQL

    Another way to do it might be to drop the pkid table and then recreate it again

    Using

    ALTER TABLE mytable DROP pkid;
ALTER TABLE mytable ADD pkid INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY FIRST;

    CPanel – Setting up an additional FTP Account

    As previously stated there are a lot of hosted services that come with CPANEL installed. We have already indicated how it is possible to create a subdomain that can be used to host php based sites.
    If you are using a design environment you will want to set up an FTP account that can be used to upload your applications too. It is worth just making sure that you are familiar with this.

    Firstly log into your account at your host cpanel.

    Once configured it should appear in your FTP Accounts section here

    If you want to see the FTP parameters for upload hit the related Configure FTP Client

    CPANEL only allows you to create against domains and subdomains that already exist so this should be you ready to install software.

    SQL Azure – Trying to Alter Computed Column definition

    The situation – I have a computed column that I want to alter in SQL Azure

    After googling away it turns out you cannot alter a computed column what you have to do is drop it and then re-create it again..

    Bit disappointing – I then thought maybe I can just alter the function – Foiled AGAIN – that MIGHT have been possible but for the fact I needed to introduce an additional parameter into the function and that won’t work as I have to alter the parameter definition in the column definition which again is an alteration of the column..

    Oh well

    You might want to take a minute to compose yourself / make sure you’ve got a backup and then I guess go for it!

    ALTER TABLE dbo.t002table1
	DROP COLUMN DistillPeriod
ALTER TABLE dbo.t002table1 ADD DistillPeriod AS ([dbo].[calculatematuration]([t002table1].[dateoffill],getdate(),[t002table1].[disgorgedate]));

    Postgres – create a trigger to automatically calculate area of Polygon on edit

    This will calculate the area in hectares of a polygon on creation or edit..( referenced here as Before Insert or Update On)

    This appears to work for polygon and multi-polygon geometry types I have had a discussion with a colleague and he has indicated that the type of project may affect the accuracy of the measurement. Certainly there is a straight division in there so it would probably be possible to alter the division figure by empircally testing to get it as accurate as possible. Apparently with some popular projections the further north you are the less accurate the resultant figure. (Just something to bear in mind).

    CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION calc_area() 
RETURNS trigger AS $BODY$ 
BEGIN NEW.grossarea := ROUND((st_area(NEW.geom)/10000)::numeric,2); 
RETURN NEW; 
END; 
$BODY$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

    What I found interesting about this was the field name is defined in the function and called from the trigger. There is possibly a better way of writing this to define the field in the trigger itself..

    And the trigger that goes on the table

    CREATE TRIGGER area_calculate BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON public.t001landparcels FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE calc_area();

    CPANEL setting up ALLOW and Deny on IP addresses / forcing HTTPS

    Two changes to the .htaccess that are easy to implement and will improve the security of PHP websites.

    If you have subdomains that you would like to restrict access to and they are running a PHP site. You can use the .htaccess file to allow or deny access.

    A very uncomplicated way is if you have a particular site that you would like to ringfence why not just reduce access to it to one location… Your home..

    <RequireAny>
require ip x.x.x.x
require ip y.y.y.y
</RequireAny>

    You can also use this to allow or block entire countries

    Block a country from your site

    And if you would like to find out the IP address range required to block you can find that here.

    IP2location.com

    The nice thing about this is that it works on subdomains. Using the CPANEL file manager just go into the subdomain find the htaccess file and block accordingly.

    And

    Force all of your pages to use HTTPS. To do this you will need to modify your .htaccess file (or create one if it doesn’t exist)

    Using the Code Editor in the file manager, add these lines to the beginning of the .htaccess file

    RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

    Installation of Nubuilder through CPANEL

    Background – I wrote sometime ago about an open source low code project called nubuilder originally started by a Steven Copely – it has been steadily and consistently developed over the years and Steven has since shared development with some other talented individuals. I took another look at it recently to see whether  I could find a way of installing and playing about with it on my existing web hosting provider…

    and…

    If you have a webhost that allows you access to a CPANEL client to configure your hosting environment then it is highly likely that you can set up a nubuilder low code environment. If you have a webhost that allows access to a CPANEL account AND allows you unlimited sub domains and unlimited storage then it is highly likely that you will be able to create a nubuilder low code environment for zero cost!!! 

    A quick search online found that the following offer CPANEL / unlimited subdomains / unlimited MYSQL

    A2Hosting

    WebhostingHub (which are a subsidiary of InMotion)

    SiteGround

    There is usually a limit on the size of an individual MYSQL database but it is so high as to not be an issue.

    Configuration Instructions:

    This post was adapted from Steven Copleys video which can be found here..

    Installing on Bluehost

    First below I have blanked out my cpanel username variable with either a grey circular box or in code I’ve replaced it with an X. This variable is implemented by CPANEL software to allow resellers to ensure that thousands of users on the same servers do not accidentally duplicate directory and filenames. The username can only be accessed with an additional password but it is not generally available to anyone but the host admin and as such is additional security. It will be used in many of the default settings when creating things like databases and directory names.

    Firstly Log into your providers CPANEL

    Look to the Domains section and within it there should be a Subdomains icon.

    and select the Subdomains icon

    Create a new subdomain

    Here is the Subdomain field I have typed nbexample – the document root will automatically be completed

    Hit the Create button

    Next we create a database

    go to MySQLDatabases within the Databases menu

    Now we create a New User

    Here I do the same

    username will be X_nb4exampledbuser

    password

    BlueSkyIsEverywhereToday2020

    Hit the create user and Go Back and add the user to the database

    On hitting add you will be asked to select the privileges that the user has over the database just indicate that you would like to allow them all privileges

    Then hit the make changes button and you can if you want then check the MySQL databases and check that the database exists and that the user is there.

    Next we go to the Nbuilder Github site and download the master file but zipped

    Nubuilder 4.5 on GitHub

    And select the Dowload ZIP option from the Code drop down list.

    This will download a master file to your dowload folder – In your browser window in the bottom left you will see the file like this

    You now need to go back to the main CPANEL hub and look for section marked Files and look for the File Manager option. In my CPANEL it looks it is a red icon.

    The subdomain will be created as a directory within your root home directory and in my example looks like this. You will be transferring the master zip file into this directory so you want to select it.

    Next hit the Upload button and navigate to find

    nubuilder-4.5-master.zip

    And load it into your base directory. It should look something like this now

    Next you want to extract it..

    It will then ask where you wish to extract it to

    I will normally not put anything in here as it creates its own directory.

    There will be a short delay after which you will be presented with a dialog that shows the outcome of the extraction process.

    You should now see a new directory in which in my case is called nuBuilder-4.5-master.

    I don’t like hypens dots and capitals or special characters in directory names. So

    • I rename it to nubuilder45
    • Convert to all lower case
    • Delete the old zip file

    Next we want to go into the nuBuilder45 file and open up the nuconfig.php file.

    This is where we will link allow the nubuilder php  to link to the created mysql database.

    Right mouse click and select edit.

    And find the following lines

    Now remember from the start our database name / user and password are as follows.

    • Database : X_nb4exampledb
    • Username : X_nb4exampledbuser
    • Password : BlueSkyIsEverywhereToday2020

    And hit the changes..

    Next we want to create a very simple index.php file – alter the path to suit your subdomain / domain and directory where you extracted the nubuilder master file to.

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.location.replace("https://nbexample.cloudydatablog.net/nubuilder45")
</script>
</body>
</html>
</body>
</html>

    It may well look like this

    This simple index.php file is placed in the root of the new subdomain you created

    Now you should be able to go to the new subdomain in any browser on the planet and …

     

    Congratulations you have successfully configured a default instance of nubuilder – your journey to creating low code online databases can now begin..

    PS the default credentials are

    Username : globeadmin

    Password : nu

    Please change these immediately in the nuconfig.php file when you get a chance.

    For more information on starting to design and develop with nubuilder please follow the link below

    link

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CloudyDataBlog.net – New Domain

    Hey everyone – I transferred over to the domain cloudydatablog.net – the old name had been a bit of a throw away idea that ended up lasting for 6 years. Fast forward to January 2021 and thought it would be good to get something more representative of the content.

    I’m sitting on WordPress 2016 theme I experiment with other themes every now then but I prefer as standard as possible. There are a lot of posts here and a lot of themes can’t handle the amount of stuff. I’ve tried Ocean WP which I use for smaller sites as I prefer the layout but it throws a fatal error with this site.

    SQL Azure – a short note on BAK and Bacpac files

    I note that for local SQL Express and I believe enterprise SQL Server there is the additional option of creating a Backup in SQL Express. I also note that from my reading Baks are considered preferable to bacpac files because they have enforced ACID compliance and that for large databases that are constantly being used they are recommended to bacpac files. SQL Azure doesn’t allow BAK file backups through SSMS from what I can see so if this is an issue for you consider temporarily disconnecting front ends from the database while a bacpac is conducted. If you need a bak file for some reason you can attach locally to a SQL Server instance and from there take a bak file.

    Something to be aware of..

    See this link for further information
    Blobeater blog post

    ASP Net Runner – Run a SQL Azure Stored Procedure from the web client

    Firstly create the stored procedure you wish to run in Azure SQL

    Here’s a simple procedure which triggers and update query that inserts records into table 34 from a view based on a flag in the table saying transform is 1 it then runs another query to set the transform field to 0 to prevent the insert happening again the next time.

    SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

CREATE Procedure [dbo].[transformemail]
AS 
SET NOCOUNT ON;
INSERT INTO t034 (pkid,body1,eplanno,money4,trandate,payref,wlcref,tranid,email,updated)
SELECT pkid,body1,eplanno,money4,trandate,payref,wlcref,tranid,email,updated 
FROM v031;
UPDATE t032email
SET transform = 0
WHERE t032email.transform = 1;
GO

    Firstly navigate to the form you wish to put the code into and insert a button into that form.

    Next using your mouse select the button and on the right hit the button marked Edit button code

    This reveals the Button Properties window dialogue

    Please note there are three tabs at the top here marked

    Client Before Server and Client After – we will be placing code in all of them so take note

    In the Client Before tab I enter.

    params["txt"] = "Transformation";
ajax.setMessage("Sending request to server...");
 // Uncomment the following line to prevent execution of "Server" and "Client After" events.
 // return false;

    In the Server tab I enter

    tDAL.CustomQuery ("EXEC dbo.transformemail");
result["txt"] = parameters["txt"].ToString() + " complete";

    And in the Client after tab I enter

    // Put your code here.
var message = result["txt"] + " !!!";
ajax.setMessage(message);

    Now build the project and when you hit the button on the web client your procedure will be run on the server.

    SQL Azure – TSQL Script – Address table

    Designed to be used in conjunction with previous post Persons table. Will allow for multiple addresses for individuals. Country field to draw from Country table but I would not foreign key the value to country table identity but reference it to the actual name. Personal naming convention to name foreign keys after the pkid[tablename] I find that works well for me and seems very logical. I have a large system at work which simply names foreign keys fkid can be difficult to find what table it refers to resulted in me thinking hard about a naming convention for foreign keys.
    I like pkid[tableprefix]. I usually leave it at that have expanded below because its a single script and may or may not be used with an actual persons t0001 table.

    /****** Object:  Table [dbo].[t0002address]    Script Date: 01/12/2020 08:12:51 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[t0002address](
	[pkid] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
	[flatfloorno] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
	[housebuildingno] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
	[streetname] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[throughstreet] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[locality] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[towncity] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[districtcountyregionstate] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[country] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[postcode] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[dateentry] [date] NULL,
	[dateexit] [date] NULL,
	[currenta] [bit] NULL,
	[currentset] [date] NULL,
	[pkidt0001people] [int] NULL,
	[updated] [date] NULL,
	[created] [date] NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_t0002address] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
	[PKID] ASC
)WITH (STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[t0002address] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_t0002address_updated]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [updated]
GO

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[t0002address] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_t0002address_created]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [created]
GO

    SQL Azure – TSQL Script – Persons table

    A TSQL script to create a table to act as list of customers , application user list and for lookups for particular lookups.

    The automatestart and automatefinish will allow the automation of entry to an application starting and ending on specific dates.

    /****** Object:  Table [dbo].[t0001people]    Script Date: 29/11/2020 12:39:05 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
 
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
 
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[t0001people](
    [pkid] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [title] [nvarchar](10) NULL,
    [firstname] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [middlename] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [surname] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [gender] [nvarchar] (1) NULL,
    [dateofbirth] [date] NULL,
    [username] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [email01] [nvarchar](100) NULL,
    [email02] [nvarchar](100) NULL,
    [mobile01] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
    [mobile01intcode] [nvarchar](4) NULL,
    [mobile02] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
    [mobile02intcode] [nvarchar](4) NULL,
    [landline] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
    [userpassword] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [clientlk] [bit] NULL,
    [userlk] [bit] NULL,
    [securitypermission] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
    [automatestart] [date] NULL,
    [automatefinish] [date] NULL,
    [nationalinsuranceno] [nvarchar](20) NULL,
    [pkidt0001mother] [int] NULL,
    [pkidt0001father] [int] NULL,
    [updated] [datetime] NULL,
    [created] [datetime] NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_t0001people] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
    [pkid] ASC
)WITH (STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
 
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[t0001people] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_t0001people_updated]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [updated]
GO
 
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[t0001people] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_t0001people_created]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [created]
GO

    SQL Azure – TSQL Script – Country File Lookup Table (with data accurate November 2020)

    I’ve written about this in a previous post. I had a client that has customers all over the world and I wanted to align and enforce validation of the correct countrys as stock and product may need to be posted. Its unusual to have an attribute that is both finite and universal between systems – The list is taken from the international recognized ISOcode standard.(November 2020)

    I use this as a lookup field in addresses for people

    /****** Object:  Table [dbo].[t039country]    Script Date: 29/11/2020 11:41:58 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[t039country](
	[pkid] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
	[isocode] [nvarchar](3) NULL,
	[country] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
	[include] [bit] NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_t039country] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
	[pkid] ASC
)WITH (STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ON 

INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (1, N'AD', N'Andorra', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (2, N'AE', N'United Arab Emirates', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (3, N'AF', N'Afghanistan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (4, N'AG', N'Antigua and Barbuda', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (5, N'AI', N'Anguilla', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (6, N'AL', N'Albania', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (7, N'AM', N'Armenia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (8, N'AO', N'Angola', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (9, N'AQ', N'Antarctica', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (10, N'AR', N'Argentina', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (11, N'AT', N'Austria', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (12, N'AU', N'Australia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (13, N'AW', N'Aruba', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (14, N'AX', N'Aland Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (15, N'AZ', N'Azerbaijan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (16, N'BA', N'Bosnia and Herzegovina', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (17, N'BB', N'Barbados', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (18, N'BD', N'Bangladesh', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (19, N'BE', N'Belgium', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (20, N'BF', N'Burkina Faso', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (21, N'BG', N'Bulgaria', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (22, N'BH', N'Bahrain', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (23, N'BI', N'Burundi', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (24, N'BJ', N'Benin', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (25, N'BL', N'Saint Barts', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (26, N'BM', N'Bermuda', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (27, N'BN', N'Brunei Darussalam', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (28, N'BO', N'Bolivia Plurinational State of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (29, N'BQ', N'Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (30, N'BR', N'Brazil', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (31, N'BS', N'Bahamas', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (32, N'BT', N'Bhutan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (33, N'BV', N'Bouvet Island', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (34, N'BW', N'Botswana', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (35, N'BY', N'Belarus', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (36, N'BZ', N'Belize', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (37, N'CA', N'Canada', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (38, N'CC', N'Cocos (Keeling) Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (39, N'CD', N'Congo the Democratic Republic of the', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (40, N'CF', N'Central African Republic', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (41, N'CG', N'Congo', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (42, N'CH', N'Switzerland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (43, N'CI', N'Cote dIvoire', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (44, N'CK', N'Cook Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (45, N'CL', N'Chile', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (46, N'CM', N'Cameroon', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (47, N'CN', N'China', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (48, N'CO', N'Colombia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (49, N'CR', N'Costa Rica', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (50, N'CU', N'Cuba', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (51, N'CV', N'Cape Verde', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (52, N'CW', N'Curacao', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (53, N'CX', N'Christmas Island', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (54, N'CY', N'Cyprus', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (55, N'CZ', N'Czech Republic', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (56, N'DE', N'Germany', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (57, N'DJ', N'Djibouti', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (58, N'DK', N'Denmark', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (59, N'DM', N'Dominica', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (60, N'DO', N'Dominican Republic', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (61, N'DZ', N'Algeria', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (62, N'EC', N'Ecuador', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (63, N'EE', N'Estonia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (64, N'EG', N'Egypt', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (65, N'EH', N'Western Sahara', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (66, N'ER', N'Eritrea', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (67, N'ES', N'Spain', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (68, N'ET', N'Ethiopia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (69, N'FI', N'Finland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (70, N'FJ', N'Fiji', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (71, N'FK', N'Falkland Islands (Malvinas)', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (72, N'FO', N'Faroe Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (73, N'FR', N'France', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (74, N'GA', N'Gabon', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (75, N'GB', N'United Kingdom', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (76, N'GB', N'United Kingdom Northern Ireland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (77, N'GD', N'Grenada', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (78, N'GE', N'Georgia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (79, N'GF', N'French Guiana', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (80, N'GG', N'Guernsey', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (81, N'GH', N'Ghana', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (82, N'GI', N'Gibraltar', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (83, N'GL', N'Greenland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (84, N'GM', N'Gambia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (85, N'GN', N'Guinea', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (86, N'GP', N'Guadeloupe', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (87, N'GQ', N'Equatorial Guinea', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (88, N'GR', N'Greece', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (89, N'GS', N'South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (90, N'GT', N'Guatemala', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (91, N'GW', N'Guinea-Bissau', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (92, N'GY', N'Guyana', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (93, N'HK', N'Hong Kong S.A.R. China', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (94, N'HM', N'Heard Island and McDonald Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (95, N'HN', N'Honduras', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (96, N'HR', N'Croatia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (97, N'HT', N'Haiti', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (98, N'HU', N'Hungary', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (99, N'ID', N'Indonesia', NULL)
GO
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (100, N'IC', N'Spain Canary Islands', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (101, N'IE', N'Ireland Republic', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (102, N'IL', N'Israel', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (103, N'IM', N'Isle of Man', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (104, N'IN', N'India', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (105, N'IO', N'British Indian Ocean Territory', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (106, N'IQ', N'Iraq', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (107, N'IR', N'Iran Islamic Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (108, N'IS', N'Iceland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (109, N'IT', N'Italy', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (110, N'JE', N'Jersey', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (111, N'JM', N'Jamaica', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (112, N'JO', N'Jordan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (113, N'JP', N'Japan', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (114, N'KE', N'Kenya', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (115, N'KG', N'Kyrgyzstan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (116, N'KH', N'Cambodia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (117, N'KI', N'Kiribati', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (118, N'KM', N'Comoros', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (119, N'KN', N'Saint Kitts and Nevis', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (120, N'KP', N'Korea Democratic Peoples Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (121, N'KR', N'Korea Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (122, N'KW', N'Kuwait', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (123, N'KY', N'Cayman Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (124, N'KZ', N'Kazakhstan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (125, N'LA', N'Lao Peoples Democratic Republic', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (126, N'LB', N'Lebanon', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (127, N'LC', N'Saint Lucia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (128, N'LI', N'Liechtenstein', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (129, N'LK', N'Sri Lanka', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (130, N'LR', N'Liberia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (131, N'LS', N'Lesotho', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (132, N'LT', N'Lithuania', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (133, N'LU', N'Luxembourg', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (134, N'LV', N'Latvia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (135, N'LY', N'Libyan Arab Jamahiriya', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (136, N'MA', N'Morocco', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (137, N'MC', N'Monaco', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (138, N'MD', N'Moldova Republic of', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (139, N'ME', N'Montenegro', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (140, N'MF', N'Saint Martin (French part)', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (141, N'MG', N'Madagascar', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (142, N'MK', N'Macedonia the former Yugoslav Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (143, N'ML', N'Mali', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (144, N'MM', N'Myanmar', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (145, N'MN', N'Mongolia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (146, N'MO', N'Macau S.A.R. China', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (147, N'MQ', N'Martinique', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (148, N'MR', N'Mauritania', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (149, N'MS', N'Montserrat', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (150, N'MT', N'Malta', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (151, N'MU', N'Mauritius', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (152, N'MV', N'Maldives', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (153, N'MW', N'Malawi', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (154, N'MX', N'Mexico', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (155, N'MY', N'Malaysia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (156, N'MZ', N'Mozambique', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (157, N'NA', N'Namibia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (158, N'NC', N'New Caledonia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (159, N'NE', N'Niger', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (160, N'NF', N'Norfolk Island', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (161, N'NG', N'Nigeria', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (162, N'NI', N'Nicaragua', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (163, N'NL', N'Netherlands', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (164, N'NO', N'Norway', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (165, N'NP', N'Nepal', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (166, N'NR', N'Nauru', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (167, N'NU', N'Niue', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (168, N'NZ', N'New Zealand', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (169, N'OM', N'Oman', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (170, N'PA', N'Panama', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (171, N'PE', N'Peru', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (172, N'PF', N'French Polynesia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (173, N'PG', N'Papua New Guinea', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (174, N'PH', N'Philippines', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (175, N'PK', N'Pakistan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (176, N'PL', N'Poland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (177, N'PM', N'Saint Pierre and Miquelon', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (178, N'PN', N'Pitcairn', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (179, N'PS', N'Palestine', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (180, N'PT', N'Portugal', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (181, N'PY', N'Paraguay', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (182, N'QA', N'Qatar', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (183, N'RE', N'Reunion', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (184, N'RO', N'Romania', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (185, N'RS', N'Serbia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (186, N'RU', N'Russian Federation', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (187, N'RW', N'Rwanda', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (188, N'SA', N'Saudi Arabia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (189, N'SB', N'Solomon Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (190, N'SC', N'Seychelles', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (191, N'SD', N'Sudan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (192, N'SE', N'Sweden', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (193, N'SG', N'Singapore', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (194, N'SH', N'Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (195, N'SI', N'Slovenia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (196, N'SJ', N'Svalbard and Jan Mayen', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (197, N'SK', N'Slovakia', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (198, N'SL', N'Sierra Leone', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (199, N'SM', N'San Marino', NULL)
GO
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (200, N'SN', N'Senegal', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (201, N'SO', N'Somalia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (202, N'SR', N'Suriname', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (203, N'SS', N'South Sudan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (204, N'ST', N'Sao Tome and Principe', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (205, N'SV', N'El Salvador', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (206, N'SX', N'Sint Maarten (Dutch part)', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (207, N'SY', N'Syrian Arab Republic', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (208, N'SZ', N'Swaziland', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (209, N'TC', N'Turks and Caicos Islands', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (210, N'TD', N'Chad', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (211, N'TF', N'French Southern Territories', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (212, N'TG', N'Togo', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (213, N'TH', N'Thailand', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (214, N'TJ', N'Tajikistan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (215, N'TK', N'Tokelau', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (216, N'TL', N'Timor-Leste', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (217, N'TM', N'Turkmenistan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (218, N'TN', N'Tunisia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (219, N'TO', N'Tonga', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (220, N'TR', N'Turkey', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (221, N'TT', N'Trinidad and Tobago', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (222, N'TV', N'Tuvalu', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (223, N'TW', N'Taiwan', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (224, N'TZ', N'Tanzania United Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (225, N'UA', N'Ukraine', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (226, N'UG', N'Uganda', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (227, N'US', N'United States', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (228, N'UY', N'Uruguay', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (229, N'UZ', N'Uzbekistan', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (230, N'VA', N'Holy See (Vatican City State)', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (231, N'VC', N'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (232, N'VE', N'Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (233, N'VG', N'Virgin Islands British', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (234, N'VN', N'Vietnam', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (235, N'VU', N'Vanuatu', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (236, N'WF', N'Wallis and Futuna', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (237, N'WS', N'Samoa', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (238, N'YE', N'Yemen', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (239, N'YT', N'Mayotte', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (240, N'ZA', N'South Africa', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (241, N'ZM', N'Zambia', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (242, N'ZW', N'Zimbabwe', NULL)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (243, N'GB', N'United Kingdom Scotland', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (244, N'GB', N'United Kingdom England', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (245, N'GB', N'United Kingdom Wales', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[t039country] ([pkid], [isocode], [country], [include]) VALUES (246, N'PRI', N'Puerto Rico', 1)
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[t039country] OFF

    I’ve just thought I should add a international dialing code field

    SQL Azure – Export Individual Tables Using SQL Server Management Studio

    Connect to SQL Azure through SQL Server Management Studio

    Select the database that contains the table you wish to script

    Right click on the database and select Generate Scripts

    The Generate Scripts dialog should appear choose

    Choose Objects
    Select specific database objects

    Hit Next and set the location of where you wish the file to go

    Review the summary dialog to ensure you have everything correct

    Next you want to decide whether you want to include data or not in the script file

    Hit the advanced button and scroll down to Types of data to script

    If you are wanting data to be included select schema and data

    Hit the Next button and review your configuration

    Hit Next and it will start the process of exporting your table with or without data

    The dialog will update to show status of script generation

    You will now be able to navigate to the script and open it in an editor of your choice to double check that things look ok.

    Here I show a script that includes data – note you can’t see all of the insert information because the script is rather wide but I assure you it is there at the bottom.

    WordPress Useful Plugins

    I am increasingly using WordPress and as I have used it more and more I am finding difficulties in managing posts and in particular knowledge base sites. The following is a random list of plugins that I have been using and that help me on a day to day basis.

    Dashboard word count – creates a really nice summary of all the posts that you have made.

    Syntax Highlighter Evolved – place nicely coloured code boxes in posts
    Link

    I used the above code block plugin but now prefer the below one it has a copy option which I like but does not work well with the classic editor
    Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting

    Post Types Order – Sort posts in any order rather than descending post date order
    Link

    Print Friendly – pdf individual posts
    Link

    Password Protected – protect the whole site
    Link

    There is also something called SeedProd that does have a free version but I haven’t tested this one..
    Link

    Broken Link Checker – Very useful for blogs where you have hundreds of links – A really nice automated script that goes through and checks all of you links.. On this site I had 511 unique links and it went through and checked them all in under an hour.
    Link

    Login Logo – this is an important one if you want your site to look a lot better than the standard.

    Link

    WordPress Login URL change it .  A very useful and simple security improvement.

    Link

    SQL Azure – TSQL User Defined Function – Pull out Long Dates from NVARCHAR(MAX)

    Dates that match the pattern 2 numbers a single space the month a single space then a 4 digit year this will be good for any dates following this format from 1000 AD to 9999AD with a NVARCHAR(MAX) field note it will only pick up the last date in a text field.

    Sourced adapted and tested from Stack Overflow

    *Please note the square brackets c square brackets string is being omitted for months containing the letter c (I believe it relates to html and the copyright symbol I can’t place it anywhere in my post). You will need to add it back in to those months that contain c. I have therefore replaced square brackets c square brackets with [k]

    January

    Create function [dbo].[m01returnjandates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(15)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retjandate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-14
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,15) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][J][a][n][u][a][r][y][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retjandate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,15)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retjandate
End

    ===
    February

    Create function [dbo].[m02returnfebdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(16)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retfebdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-15
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][F][e][b][r][u][a][r][y][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retfebdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retfebdate
End

    ====
    March

    Create function [dbo].[m03returnmardates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(13)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retmardate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-12
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,13) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][M][a][r][k][h][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retmardate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,13)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retmardate
End

    ===
    April

    Create function [dbo].[m04returnaprdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(13)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retaprdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-12
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,13) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][A][p][r][i][l][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retaprdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,13)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retaprdate
End

    ===
    May

    Create function [dbo].[m05returnmaydates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(11)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retmaydate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-10
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,11) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][M][a][y][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retmaydate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,11)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retmaydate
End

    ===
    June

    Create function [dbo].[m06returnjundates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(12)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retjundate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-11
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,12) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][J][u][n][e][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retjundate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,12)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retjundate
End

    ===
    July

    Create function [dbo].[m07returnjuldates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(12)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retjuldate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-11
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,12) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][J][u][l][y][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retjuldate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,12)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retjuldate
End

    ===
    August

    Create function [dbo].[m08returnaugdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(14)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retaugdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-13
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,14) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][A][u][g][u][s][t][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retaugdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,14)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retaugdate
End

    ===
    September

    Create function [dbo].[m09returnsepdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(17)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retsepdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-16
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,17) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][S][e][p][t][e][m][b][e][r][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retsepdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,17)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retsepdate
End

    ===
    October

    Create function [dbo].[m10returnoctdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(15)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retjoctdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-14
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,15) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][O][k][t][o][b][e][r][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retoctdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,15)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retoctdate
End

    ===
    November

    Create function [dbo].[m11returnnovdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(16)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retnovdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-15
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][N][o][v][e][m][b][e][r][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retnovdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retnovdate
End

    ===
    December

    Create function [dbo].[m12returndecdates](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns nvarchar(16)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retdecdate as date
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-15
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16) like '[0-9][0-9][ ][D][e][k][e][m][b][e][r][ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retdecdate= substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,16)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retdecdate
End

    ===
    And the inefficent example TSQL

    SELECT dbo.T032email.pkid,
ISNULL(dbo.m01returnjandates(dbo.T032email.body),
    ISNULL(dbo.m02returnfebdates(dbo.T032email.body),
        ISNULL(dbo.m03returnmardates(dbo.T032email.body),
            ISNull(dbo.m04returnaprdates(dbo.T032email.body), 
				ISNULL(dbo.m05returnmaydates(dbo.T032email.body),
					ISNULL(dbo.m06returnjundates(dbo.T032email.body),
					ISNULL(dbo.m07returnjuldates(dbo.T032email.body),
					ISNull(dbo.m08returnaugdates(dbo.T032email.body,					 
                                        ISNULL(dbo.m09returnsepdates(dbo.T032email.body),
					ISNULL(dbo.m10returnoctdates(dbo.T032email.body),
	ISNULL(dbo.m11returnnovdates(dbo.T032email.body), dbo.m12returndecdates(dbo.T032email.body)
				))))))))))) as trandate FROM T032email;

    SQL Azure – TSQL User Defined Function – Pull out money from NVARCHAR(MAX)

    I think this one is pretty dirty but here goes.

    Again it was adapted from StackOverflow thread
    How to get part of string that matches with regular expression in SQL Server

    Continuing the theme of identifying substrings in NVARCHAR(MAX) field here is a set of Functions that can be used identify and separate out money in an email body which has been uploaded into a NVARCHAR(MAX) field. looks for the pattern of 2 numbers after a dot and certain numerals before a dot and steps down from hundreds of thousands of pounds to tens of pounds. Note the order is important of the final query as each shorter pattern is a subset the next longer pattern.

    First important to strip out the commas in the body as this will skip any currencies which have been formatted with commas.

    UPDATE T032email
SET body = REPLACE(body,',','');

    WARNING It should be noted that this is very unoptimised code and even on small sets combining the functions in a nested ISNULL SQL really takes time to run.

    Firstly a function that looks for the pattern 100000.00 ie 999k to 100k.

    CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[ReturnMoneyDecimal6](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns varchar(9)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retemoney6 as decimal(9,2)
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-8
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,9) like '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][.][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retemoney6 = substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,9)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retemoney6
END

    Next a function that looks for the pattern 10000.00 ie 99k to 10k.

    CREATE function [dbo].[ReturnMoneyDecimal5](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns varchar(8)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retemoney5 as decimal(8,2)
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-7
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,8) like '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][.][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retemoney5 = substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,8)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retemoney5
END

    Next a function that looks for the pattern 1000.00 ie 9k to 1k.

    CREATE function [dbo].[ReturnMoneyDecimal4](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns varchar(7)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retemoney4 as decimal(7,2)
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-6
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,7) like '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][.][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retemoney4 = substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,7)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retemoney4
END

    Next a function that looks for the pattern 100.00 ie 999 to 100.

    CREATE function [dbo].[ReturnMoneyDecimal3](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns varchar(6)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retemoney3 as decimal(6,2)
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-5
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,6) like '[0-9][0-9][0-9][.][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retemoney3 = substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,6)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retemoney3
END

    Lastly a function that looks for the pattern 10.00 ie 99 to 10.

    CREATE function [dbo].[ReturnMoneyDecimal2](@fieldtosearch as nvarchar(max))
 Returns varchar(5)
 as
 begin
 declare @length as int
 declare @loop as int
 declare @retemoney2 as decimal(5,2)
 set @loop =1
 set @length = len(@fieldtosearch)
 
 while @loop<=@length-4
    begin
    if exists(select 1 where substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,5) like '[0-9][0-9][.][0-9][0-9]')
        set @retemoney2 = substring(@fieldtosearch,@loop,5)
    set @loop=@loop+1
    end
Return @retemoney2
END

    And then here is the quite horribly inefficient query that can be used to run all functions and seems to do the job.

    You know your searchstrings better than me but any text with multiple decimal substrings will be an issue!!!

    Which is still a few million times quicker than any person!

    SELECT dbo.T032email.pkid,
ISNULL(dbo.ReturnMoneyDecimal6(dbo.T032email.body),
	ISNULL(dbo.ReturnMoneyDecimal5(dbo.T032email.body),
		ISNULL(dbo.ReturnMoneyDecimal4(dbo.T032email.body),
			ISNull(dbo.ReturnMoneyDecimal3(dbo.T032email.body), dbo.ReturnMoneyDecimal2(dbo.T032email.body)
				)))) as money4 from T032email;