1. Tools I Use While Developing SQL Code

2. Categories Code formatting Working with dates Comparing code / files
Connecting to different networks
Copy / Paste / Clipboard 
Remote Desktop 
Working with strings 
Lists of items in code 

3. Code formatting

4. Working with Dates WinCalendar Desktop Calendar Number Table
WinCalendar.com/desktop-calendar
Number Table
SQL Code
Date Table

5. (Working with Dates) WinCalendar

6. (Working with Dates) Number Table
SELECT TOP ROW_NUMBER () OVER ( ORDER BY a.object_id) as number INTO #numbers FROM sys.objects a CROSS JOIN sys.objects b CROSS JOIN sys.objects c

7. (Working with Dates) Dates Table
SELECT DATEADD (day, number - 1, ' ') as datevalue INTO #dates FROM #numbers WHERE number between 0 and 1000

8. (Working with Dates) Dates Table (cont)
SELECT COUNT(1)
FROM #dates
WHERE DATEPART (weekday, datevalue) = 1
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9. Comparing code / files Araxis Merge WinMerge DeltaWalker
araxis.com/merge
WinMerge
WinMerge.org
DeltaWalker
DeltaWalker.com

10. (Comparing code / files) Araxis Merge

11. (Comparing code / files) WinMerge

12. (Comparing code / files) DeltaWalker

13. Connecting to different networks
Microsoft DOS route command

14. Copy / Paste / Clipboard
clcl
nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html
ClipboardFusion
ClipboardFusion.com

15. (Copy / Paste / Clipboard) clcl

16. (Copy / Paste / Clipboard) ClipboardFusion

17. Remote Desktop Connections
Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7
microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44989
Terminals
terminals.codeplex.com

18. (Remote Desktop Connections) Remote Desktop Connection Manager
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19. (Remote Desktop Connections) Terminals

20. Working with Strings Notepad++ Character Codes Sorting TextFX plugin
ASCII Chart
Display Codes

21. (Working with Strings) Notepad++ Sorting

22. (Working with Strings) Notepad++ TextFX Plugin

23. (Working with Strings) Character Codes ASCII Table
Source: Wikipedia

24. (Working with Strings) Character Codes
nvarchar(10) = 'asdf' + CHAR(7) + '!' PRINT '' PRINT LEN

25. (Working with Strings) Character Codes (cont)
<= LEN BEGIN PRINT 'Position ' + RIGHT (' ' + CAST as nvarchar(10)) , 3) + ' Code ' + CAST (ASCII ( 1) ) as nvarchar(10)) + ' Char ' + ISNULL 1) , '') + 1 END

26. Lists of items in code Search / Replace Macros Notepad ++
ClipboardFusion

27. (Lists of items in code) Search / Replace – Notepad ++

28. (Lists of items in code) Search / Replace – Notepad ++ (cont)

29. (Lists of items in code) Macros – ClipboardFusion

30. Categories Code formatting Working with dates Comparing code / files
Connecting to different networks
Copy / Paste / Clipboard 
Remote Desktop 
Working with strings 
Lists of items in code