This stored procedure loops through each user defined Foreign Key and performs an action on that FK, like disabling them or printing its name. Please install this stored procedure in the MASTER database. For full usage instructions and advanced parameters please see the article about it at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bknight/sp_msforeachworker.asp. .Shortened version of the usage (there are […]
2002-06-14
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This stored procedure loops through each view and performs an action on that stored procedure, like printing the records or running an sp_help. Please install this stored procedure in the MASTER database. For full usage instructions and advanced parameters please see the article about it at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bknight/sp_msforeachworker.asp.Shortened version of the usage (there are a lot […]
2002-06-14
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This stored procedure loops through each trigger and performs an action on that trigger , like disabling or printing it. Please install this stored procedure in the MASTER database. For full usage instructions and advanced parameters please see the article about it at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bknight/sp_msforeachworker.asp. Shortened version of the usage (there are a lot more parameters […]
2002-06-14
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This stored procedure loops through each view and performs an action on that view, like counting or printing the records. Please install this stored procedure in the MASTER database. For full usage instructions and advanced parameters please see the article about it at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bknight/sp_msforeachworker.asp. Shortened version of the usage (there are a lot more parameters […]
2002-06-14
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If you haven't changed the SA password on your SQL Server, you may be soon paying the price. Beginning last week, an old worm has come back in full force, infecting about 100 SQL Servers an hour. Reports of heavy port 1433 scanning began in early may but by the 22nd, the virus really began to take its hold on systems with no SA password.
2002-05-28
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Sample script header to use to describe a stored procedure. This is a piece of the one I use but needs modification for each environment.
2002-04-04
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This article is a case study of a performance problem at SQLServerCentral.com with our FAQ area using text columns. This will show you how to use the TEXT IN ROW feature built into SQL Server 2000 to improve the performance of these columns.
2002-04-01
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SP_WASTED_SPACE will run through each column in your database and print a report of all the character columns. It will then print a report with :* The maximum length that a column is storing* The average length of data stored in each column* The amount of wasted space in each column* Hints on how to […]
2002-03-14
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Happy Holidays database administrators! As a parting present before you go home for your year-end break, Microsoft has announced a security problem in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
2001-12-24
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Often times, a DBA is asked by clients to document their entire server. This usually includes jobs, database objects and DTS packages. What an utterly boring task it is for a DBA to document the properties of each column, table, and database. FMS's new Total SQL Analyzer to the rescue, freeing up time for people who are tired of creating mountains of documentation.
2001-12-12
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