Add this procedure to the master database, it can then be executed from any DB to fix orphaned users (very useful when moving back to development). Using sp_msforeachdb with the proc allows you to resolve orphaned users in all databases in a single command: SP_MSFOREACHDB "USE ?; EXEC SP_AUTOFIX_USERS;"
2004-12-15 (first published: 2004-11-12)
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Learn how to achieve scalable, high-performance merge replication applications. (White Paper)
2004-12-15
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One of the age old problems in DTS is moving packages between your development, test and production environments. Typically a series of manual edits needs to be done to all the packages to make sure that all the connection objects are pointing to the correct physical servers. This is time consuming and gives rise to the possibility of human error, particularly if the solution incorporates many DTS packages. Many companies have provided their own custom solutions for managing this problem but these are still workarounds for a problem that is inherently DTS's.
2004-12-14
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The key to effective security is embracing it as an ongoing process rather than a one time event. This document examines how database security can be enhanced with a proactive security lifecycle approach.
2004-12-13
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If you are running Microsoft SQL Server databases to support critical enterprise applications, you are part of a growing trend. The cost/performance benefits of Microsoft SQL Server on the Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms have fueled the growth of SQL Server as a platform for enterprise-class applications.
2004-12-03
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This is the twenty-fifth article of the series, MDX Essentials. The series is designed to provide hands-on application of the fundamentals of the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language, with each tutorial progressively adding features designed to meet specific real-world needs.
2004-12-02
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The following functions returns the number of years, months and days between two dates. The first returns a table format, and the second returns 1 value at a time
2004-12-01 (first published: 2004-10-13)
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The system table, "sysperfinfo," is the representation of the internal performance counters of SQL Server. This article demonstrates how to retrieve and store information from "sysperfinfo" to a CSV file, so that it can be analyzed.
2004-11-30
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I have a table named employees with an identity column named id. Also,last_name is a column in the table named employees. I created the employeestable and inserted 9 rows in it. If I do a select * from employees, theoutput looks like this:id last_name1 a2 b3 c4 d5 e6 f7 g8 h9 iThen I deleted […]
2004-11-29 (first published: 2004-10-13)
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Data Sanitization is the process of making sensitive information in non-production databases safe for wider visibility. This White Paper is an overview of various techniques which can be used to sanitize sensitive production data in test and development databases.
2004-11-29
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One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
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I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers