Technical Article

Run DTS Pkg from VBScript (with progress dialog)

This script will run a DTS package from any registered SQL Server instance and display the standard package execution progress dialog while the package is running.To specify the SQL Server instance and package to run, amend the parameters for the ExecuteDTS function in the "Main Program" section of the script.The script is written using SQL […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2004-08-03 (first published: )

1,048 reads

Technical Article

SQL Server Log Reader

This script outputs the data in chronological order from the current SQL Server log.Output columns are: Log Entry Time, Event Source, Log Entry Text. This data matches with the data that can be seen under the SQL Server logs view in Enterprise Manager.The script is stand alone, but could easily be parameterised to work as […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2004-02-10

847 reads

Technical Article

SQL Server DB Size Report

This script is similar in style to my previous script SQL Server Job Status Report, but this script generates an HTML report on the size of all databases on a specific SQL Server instance. The report consists of several sections: a summary report on the size of all databases; a summary report on the size […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2003-12-04

1,117 reads

Technical Article

SQL Server Job Status Report

This script generates an HTML report on the status of all jobs on a specific SQL Server instance. The report consists of several sections: a summary report of jobs that have passed, failed, been cancelled, or whose status is unknown; a detailed report of the status of each job.The script is designed to be included […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2003-12-01

902 reads

Technical Article

Table Size Estimator

This script will output an estimate for the space required for a given number of rows for a specified table; the estimated size is based on the data produced by the "sp_spaceused" stored procedure.The script is written as stand alone, though it also lends itself to creation as a stored procedure, and can be run […]

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2003-08-07

3,821 reads

Technical Article

Display Database, File, Free and Total Disk Space

This script displays the size of each SQL Server database and database file plus the size of the next extension that will be added to each file. It also displays on each line the total and remaining free disk space for whichever disk each database file is stored on.The output is nothing fancy, and could […]

1 (1)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2003-07-30

1,304 reads

Blogs

Penetration Testing your SQL Server, Part 1 – The Recon Mission

By

Since witnessing a rather nasty cyber attack around a year ago, I’ve been thinking...

SQL Saturday Denver 2023–VCS Primer for the Database slides

By

My slides are here: VCS Primer Denver 2023 This was an overview of what...

Future Data Driven 2023 is This Week

By

The Future Data Driven 2023 virtual conference is coming on Wednesday, September 27. Register...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Running a Service

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Running a Service

Creating Two Keys

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating Two Keys

Visit the forum

Ask SSC Logo Ask SSC

SQL Server Q&A from the SQLServerCentral community

Get answers