sp_RestoreScript 1.8 Now Released
It looks like there was a bug lurking in sp_RestoreScript that was causing the wrong ALTER DATABASE command to be generated when using @SingleUser and a WITH MOVE parameter....
2020-11-23
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Undercover Academy – SQL Server Backup and Recovery – Module 1: Taking and Restoring a Backup
Welcome along to the first module in our Undercover Academy’s SQL Server Backup and Recovery course. In this module we’re going to look at how to take and restore...
2020-10-07 (first published: 2020-09-30)
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sp_RestoreScript 1.7 Released
sp_RestoreScript 1.7 has been released. For information and documentation please visit https://sqlundercover.com/2017/06/29/undercover-toolbox-sp_restorescript-a-painless-way-to-generate-sql-server-database-restore-scripts/ Changes in 1.7 New Parameters @IncludeCopyOnly – 1 – Copy only backups are included0 – Copy only...
2020-09-29
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Merry-Go-Round or Advanced Scan
The merry-go-round scan or advanced scan is something that I’ve seen mentioned a few times recently and it’s a lovely little feature of Enterprise Edition that not all that...
2020-09-23 (first published: 2020-09-16)
230 reads
Find All Heaps In Your Database
This is just going to be a quick post but I was asked the question the other day, how can I find all the tables in the database that...
2020-08-20
769 reads
Backup On-Premise SQL Server to Azure BLOB Storage
SQL Server has given us the option to backup our databases directly to Azure BLOB storage for a while now but it’s not something that I’ve had all that...
2020-07-08 (first published: 2020-06-22)
512 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #127 – Non SQL Tips and Tricks, Referencing Multiple PowerShell Array Elements
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation is from Ken Fisher and he’s asking about non-SQL tips and tricks. This had me thinking for a bit and then something popped into...
2020-06-23 (first published: 2020-06-09)
348 reads
BlitzFileStats custom module available for Inspector V2
BlitzFileStats is the latest addition to our custom module collection for reporting on data logged to tables using the First Responder kit, We created a new project where we plan on...
2020-06-03
25 reads
Undercover Tools: June Updates
Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.3 An update to the tables module, Row count and size infotmation added Fix – LocalInterrogation There was an issue with the LocalInterrogation stored proc not...
2020-06-01
23 reads
Move All Your SQL Database and Log Files in Bulk
As always, the script from this post can also be found on our GitHub repo, HERE You’ve got a SQL Server with a few hundred databases on it (to...
2020-04-23 (first published: 2020-04-15)
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Ranch Rules
By Steve Jones
Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent...
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes
By SQLPals
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes ...
Three Ways to Use Snowflake Data in Microsoft Fabric
By James Serra
Organizations increasingly want Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric to coexist without duplicating data or fragmenting...
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers