Backup a database
This procedure when executed with the correct parameters, backs up a database in the specified directory pathUsage :exec USP_BACKUPDATABASE databasename, directory_path
2002-03-12
588 reads
Backup and restore
Check for orphaned user or sid in syslogins
When rebuilding a server or setting up a backup or DR server the logins need to be added into master and synchronised with the user databases.Inevitably there are orphaned users is sysusers or the sid's do not match with syslogins.I use this stored procedure to check for a particular user when the user experiences a […]
2002-03-07
819 reads
Scripting user permissions
This Stored Procedure will display object level permissionsfor stated User or Role.Procedure output is ready to execute batch.Usage: Exec ScriptPermissions 'public'
2002-02-27
1,409 reads
Perform an action when a file exisits
Script to check whether a file exists with todays date and performs an action based on whether the file exisits or not. We use this to check whether backups have completed from another SQL Srver and if they have completed we restoe on a server used for management information
2002-01-09
2,056 reads
Transaction Log Can´t Clear
When the transaction log is full, sometimes the SQLServer 6.5 and 6.0 does not clear the transactions after dump command. This situation occours because not enough more page to record a end-point for transaction.
2002-01-06
267 reads
Generate Restore DB Scripts from prev backups v1.0
Using the the MSDB backup tables, will generate the basic disk RESTORE commands for a database. It will include the Full, differential and all associated log recovery commands for you. Run the stored proc in Query Analyser then copy/alter the output to recover your DB. Great if using EE is not your cup of tea. […]
2002-01-03
383 reads
List DB Backup Summary
Basic summary of all successful backups to date in descending date and ascending DB name order.
2002-01-03
552 reads
Fix - Orphaned User Connections
Run the '1'-first script.This stored procedures will easily script all the logins and passwords, which will then help you to transfer them to another SQL Server. Run the '2' - Second Script. This will fix the Orphane Connections. Run the '3' - Third Script. Fixing some Orphaned Users left after step 2. NOTE: Script below […]
2001-12-09
2,161 reads
Stored Procedure to Backup all files
This stored procedure performs a full backup on all databases on a server. It takes a parameter for a drive letter and will create the backup structure as needed. The standard backup structure is "\mssql\backup\".
2001-10-22
566 reads
Trim Backup Files
This script runs within a DTS package. It searches the backup directory stored as a global variable in the script and trims all backup files older than some number of days. the script includes logging to the C: drive so you can trace the effects of the script. You need to create the global variables […]
2001-09-12
1,518 reads
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Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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