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SQL Server Automated Backup & SAN Replication Solution

Script created by Syed Fahar Abbas. A Comprehensive Batch Script to: Verify/Request Administrator privileges and create a stable script copy. Grant NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM database privileges and perform full SQL Server backup. Detect, or automatically download and silently install, WinRAR for compression. Compress the raw backup (.bak) into a high-compression RAR archive (.rar) and cleanup. Authenticate […]

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2026-09-29

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Server-Level Table sizes

This script creates a stored procedure that returns the following table size metrics in kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes for all tables in user-created databases (database ID > 4): Reserved space Used space Unused space Index size Data size

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2026-09-14

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Stored Procedures for Server-Level Object and Column Search

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 […]

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2026-09-09

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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views

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 […]

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2026-09-04

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Demo Tracking Dropped Objects

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 […]

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2026-08-31

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Randomly Selecting Columns and Rows from a Table or View

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 […]

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2026-08-31

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Column Data Types

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 […]

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2026-08-25

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Checking the Error Log III

If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?

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