Backup all Filegroups
A short script to backup all filegroups, for those who utilise filegroups within a database.
2011-06-29 (first published: 2010-07-20)
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Richard Doering
2010-12-30 (first published: 2010-03-18)
2,474 reads
Linked Server Connectivity Test
A short procedure for your tools database. Use it to test connectivity to linked servers.
2010-12-28 (first published: 2010-03-19)
6,756 reads
SQL 2008 : Uncompressed Objects Procedure
A Stored Procedure for your tools database. It lists uncompressed tables and indexes and also generates the SQL to compress them.
2010-12-22 (first published: 2009-08-27)
942 reads
Charpad - Character Padding Function
A generic character padding function. Useful for situations where you need fixed width formatting e.g. email reports.
2010-12-20 (first published: 2010-03-31)
2,304 reads
Index Fragmentation Status (includes Partitioned Tables/Indexes)
This script reveals the state of your indexes. It breaks down the indexes where they are partitioned, matching the index to it’s partition and filegroup.
2010-12-16 (first published: 2010-04-22)
7,553 reads
Windows Group Membership Checker
A script to reveal which logins have access to your sql server via windows groups.
2010-12-09 (first published: 2010-08-26)
2,425 reads
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