This script creates an error message with a valid error number, and alert associated with the error message. (everything when it doesn't exists). Then captures all the user indexes in the database and executes DBCC ShowContig for each one. It calculates the % of fragmentation on leaf level and fires the alert when is fragmented.Then […]
2002-09-10
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This sp (sp_sysindexes) captures important columns from the table sysindexes and translates the numeric values into text. It shows the owner.object, the filegroup which it belongs to, the type of index, the total number of pages for tables/clustered indexes and non clustered indexes. It also shows the status, the indid and the type of object.You […]
2002-09-01
3,730 reads
It calculates log free space in mb and in percent for all databases, and also show the quantity of different objects for one databases.
2002-02-02
2,778 reads
Is a SP that imports a table to a file. You just put the table name, the path and the sa password and then you have it. It is important that it parse the table inserted (pubs.dbo.sales for example) and checks that the db, the table with the owner exists
2002-01-28
1,695 reads
Script that executes DBCC Checkdb in all databases, creates a log file in c:\Checkdb\ in a folder with the current date, and a file with the format: DB_Date.log Also sends each log in an attachment by Email.
2002-01-27
6,255 reads
It is used to show information from a database. It shows the creation date, it calculates the time in days, months and hours since its creation and it shows all the users with rights in that database.
2002-01-27
2,190 reads
Like the one posted before, the use of the SP is like this: proc_alerts 1,18. This will show the first 18 alerts on the system. OR proc_alerts 20,35 will show from 20 to 35. This lets you manage the list without letting go out of the screen.
2001-11-03
1,056 reads
If you are using OSQL or ISQL from DOS querys are really hard to use, because the result is to big for the screen. With this procedure, you can especify from wich column to wich column show the list of tables. For Example: proc_tables master, 3, 10 will show you only a short list of […]
2001-10-28
777 reads
This SP checks the path where SQL Server is installed, and then lists all the .mdf and .ldf files. Also list the quantity of tables, views, sp, xp and users on the given database.
2001-09-10
2,802 reads
Creates the backup devices where sql server is installed, creates an error message above 50001, an alert, and an adittional job in case the scripts fails. In the first time backups all databases and then backups the logs until two days past from the last full backup. Then backups the databases again and so on. […]
2001-09-07
1,245 reads
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