Merry Christmas – From SQL Server

Below is the script which you can run directly in your SSMS and SQL Server (With the power of Spatial results) sends you Christmas wishes directly on your screen 🙂


USE tempdb
GO


-- Prepare the scene

CREATE TABLE #ChristmasScene

(

item VARCHAR(32)

,shape GEOMETRY
) ;

--Put up the tree and star

INSERT INTO #ChristmasScene

VALUES ( 'Tree',

'POLYGON((4 0, 0 0, 3 2, 1 2, 3 4, 1 4, 3 6, 2 6, 4 8, 6 6, 5 6, 7 4, 5 4, 7 2, 5 2, 8 0, 4 0))' ),

( 'Base', 'POLYGON((2.5 0, 3 -1, 5 -1, 5.5 0, 2.5 0))' ),

( 'Star',

'POLYGON((4 7.5, 3.5 7.25, 3.6 7.9, 3.1 8.2, 3.8 8.2, 4 8.9, 4.2 8.2, 4.9 8.2, 4.4 7.9, 4.5 7.25, 4 7.5))' )

--Decorate the tree

DECLARE @i INT = 0

,@x INT

,@y INT ;

WHILE ( @i < 20 )

BEGIN

INSERT INTO #ChristmasScene

VALUES ( 'Bauble' + CAST(@i AS VARCHAR(8)),

GEOMETRY::Point(RAND() * 5 + 1.5, RAND() * 6, 0).STBuffer(0.3) )

SET @i = @i + 1 ;

END

--Christmas Greeting

INSERT INTO #ChristmasScene

VALUES ( 'M',

'POLYGON((0 10, 0 11, 0.25 11, 0.5 10.5, 0.75 11, 1 11, 1 10, 0.75 10, 0.75 10.7, 0.5 10.2, 0.25 10.7, 0.25 10, 0 10))' ),

( 'E',

'POLYGON((1 10, 1 11, 2 11, 2 10.8, 1.25 10.8, 1.25 10.6, 1.75 10.6, 1.75 10.4, 1.25 10.4, 1.25 10.2, 2 10.2, 2 10, 1 10))' ),

( 'R',

'POLYGON((2 10, 2 11, 3 11, 3 10.5, 2.4 10.5, 3 10, 2.7 10, 2.2 10.4, 2.2 10, 2 10),(2.2 10.8, 2.8 10.8, 2.8 10.7, 2.2 10.7, 2.2 10.8))' ),

( 'R',

'POLYGON((3 10, 3 11, 4 11, 4 10.5, 3.4 10.5, 4 10, 3.7 10, 3.2 10.4, 3.2 10, 3 10),(3.2 10.8, 3.8 10.8, 3.8 10.7, 3.2 10.7, 3.2 10.8))' ),

( 'Y',

'POLYGON((4 11, 4.2 11, 4.5 10.6, 4.8 11, 5 11, 4.6 10.5, 4.6 10, 4.4 10, 4.4 10.5, 4 11))' ),

( 'C',

'POLYGON((0 9, 0 10, 1 10, 1 9.8, 0.2 9.8, 0.2 9.2, 1 9.2, 1 9, 0 9))' ),

( 'H',

'POLYGON((1 9, 1 10, 1.2 10, 1.2 9.6, 1.8 9.6, 1.8 10, 2 10, 2 9, 1.8 9, 1.8 9.4, 1.2 9.4, 1.2 9, 1 9))' ),

( 'R',

'POLYGON((2 9, 2 10, 3 10, 3 9.5, 2.4 9.5, 3 9, 2.7 9, 2.2 9.4, 2.2 9, 2 9),(2.2 9.8, 2.8 9.8, 2.8 9.7, 2.2 9.7, 2.2 9.8))' ),

( 'I',

'POLYGON((3.2 9, 3.2 9.2, 3.4 9.2, 3.4 9.8, 3.2 9.8, 3.2 10, 3.8 10, 3.8 9.8, 3.6 9.8, 3.6 9.2, 3.8 9.2, 3.8 9, 3.2 9))' ),

( 'S',

'POLYGON((4 9, 4 9.2, 4.8 9.2, 4.8 9.4, 4 9.4, 4 10, 5 10, 5 9.8, 4.2 9.8, 4.2 9.6, 5 9.6, 5 9, 4 9))' ),

( 'T',

'POLYGON((5 9.8, 5 10, 6 10, 6 9.8, 5.6 9.8, 5.6 9, 5.4 9, 5.4 9.8, 5 9.8))' ),

( 'M',

'POLYGON((6 9, 6 10, 6.25 10, 6.5 9.5, 6.75 10, 7 10, 7 9, 6.75 9, 6.75 9.7, 6.5 9.2, 6.25 9.7, 6.25 9, 6 9))' ),

( 'A',

'POLYGON((7 9, 7 10, 8 10, 8 9, 7.75 9, 7.75 9.3, 7.25 9.3, 7.25 9, 7 9),(7.25 9.5, 7.25 9.8, 7.75 9.8, 7.75 9.5, 7.25 9.5))' ),

( 'S',

'POLYGON((8 9, 8 9.2, 8.8 9.2, 8.8 9.4, 8 9.4, 8 10, 9 10, 9 9.8, 8.2 9.8, 8.2 9.6, 9 9.6, 9 9, 8 9))' ) ;

--Admire the scene

SELECT *

FROM #ChristmasScene -- Tidy up the pine needles and put away the decorations

DROP TABLE #ChristmasScene

After letting it run (Shouldn’t take more than a second), navigate to ‘spatial results’ tab in your results pane and voila…..