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Improved Move indexes to new file group

This is an improved and expanded version of the previously posted script that moves indexes to a new file group. This version will:1. Create new filegrup and files for indexes2. Script out and recreate indexes on new drive3. NEW* output report to text file4. NEW* Will run with enclosed wrapper for ALL DATABASES ON THE […]

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2006-03-22 (first published: )

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Replication PreScreen for proper Primary Keys

THIS TABLE WILL HODL YOUR TABLENAME AND UP TO THREE KEY COLUMNS FOR CREATING YOUR PRIMARY KEYSTHE OTHER COLUMNS ARE USED IN PROCESSING THE KEY'S AND GENERATING THE ALTER TABLE ASTATEMENTS TOCREATE THE PRIMARY KEYS FOR YOUR DB. THIS TOOL IS HANDY FOR PREPPING FOR A REPLICATION STRATEGY TO HELP YOU QUICKLY INDENTIFY IF YOU […]

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2005-08-03 (first published: )

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LOG SHIPPING FROM SCRATCH

We were experiencing significant issues with Cross Domain Log Shipping, even after getting help from Microsoft. The main reason was that in SQL Server 2000 you cannot access the Log Shipping Wizard from a scripting interface. This set of stored Procedures is all you need to setup a good log shipping framework in your organization […]

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2005-08-01 (first published: )

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Tracking All the Queries

I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?

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