Truncate tables where Referential Integrity exists
This script can be useful in test and dev environments to quickly clear tables via the truncate command where referential integrity exists.
2024-05-15 (first published: 2024-05-02)
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Truncate
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New Truncation Error Message in SQL Server 2019
A new error message in SQL Server 2019 will make your life much easier!? Learn more...
2019-03-05
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Truncate tables with foreign keys
Truncating tables with constraints always had been a pain, since we have to drop and recreate all the FKs. I created a script that takes care of dropping and recreating the foreign keys while truncating. Please use with caution! and always respect your Data !
2016-12-01 (first published: 2016-11-28)
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Who Truncated That Table and What Do I Do Now?
This article describes a way to identify the user who truncated the table & how you can recover the data.
2015-02-20 (first published: 2014-06-05)
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I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
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