SQL Server provides the RESTORE HEADERONLY command which helps users determine backup completion times. What if you have the need to use this completion time for comparison, perhaps to set up a job that only restores the file if it is xx hours old. This script can be used to determine the maximum backup finish […]
2002-12-04
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SQL Server provides a built-in stored procedure, sp_depends, that returns object dependencies. Recently, I discovered a need for determining dependencies on a table column, not just the table itself. For example, a table may be referenced by many stored procedures and views, but a specific column in that table may only be referenced in a […]
2002-12-03
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I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers