This script creates two stored procedures: One searches for the names of all user-created objects at the server level across all user-created databases (database ID > 4) based on a specified search expression. The other searches for column names in all user-created tables and views across all user-created databases (database ID > 4) based on […]
2026-09-09
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This script creates a table that will store the row counts of non-system tables and views across all user-created databases (database ID > 4) on the server, as well as a stored procedure that refreshes the row counts by recalculating them. The script uses the database ServerInfo to store the table and stored procedure. Replace […]
2026-09-04
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This script demonstrates step by step how to implement a dropped objects tracking flow. Important limitation to consider: The stored state of a dropped object is based on the most recent available snapshot and not necessarily on the state of the object immediately before it was dropped. The accuracy of the stored information depends on […]
2026-08-31
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The following script creates a procedure that returns a specified number of random columns and rows from a specified table or view. The number of columns and rows is determined by the @NumberOfColumns and @Rows parameters. The @RandomColumnOrder parameter specifies whether the selected columns are returned in random order or sorted by their ordinal position […]
2026-08-31
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This scripts creates a view containing data type information for columns in user-defined tables and views. It provides an overview of the data types in use and can help identify opportunities for data type optimization and standardization. The data types are formatted as they appear in Object Explorer in SSMS. For example, sysname is displayed […]
2026-08-25
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2025-12-29 (first published: 2025-12-25)
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This script will save your database permissions into a table.
2025-12-29
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This script is used to generate the output file as CSV format for list of server.
2025-11-03 (first published: 2025-10-20)
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The script gets the database health check whether synchronized or not from the primary or secondary. This code needs to scheduled through as a job to get alerts.
2025-10-20 (first published: 2025-10-13)
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Get a list of all user permissions in a database
2025-10-15 (first published: 2025-10-13)
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I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^d') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers