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yet another backup script usp_backup

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I wrote this to backup to a network share you can set the backup to spool to the local disk first then it will move it to another drive or to a unc just fine. Directory to hold and move to are not optional but if you set them to the same path it won't […]

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2004-09-06 (first published: )

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Check DB into VSS

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I use this VBScript to get a DDL copy of all objects in my DB, and check them into SourceSafe if they have changed. I run it via Scheduled Tasks every night.  Make sure unauthorised users have no access to the script location, as you need to enter the VSS password in it.

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2004-08-04 (first published: )

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Generate Strong Passwords for Standard SQL Logins

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This script will generate random Strong Passwords for all Standard SQL Logins for a specified SQL Server.  It currently does ALL standard logins, including SA, so you would want to add to the WHERE clause in the SELECT_LOGINS constant if you want to limit the logins.  The password generated will be 10 - 15 characters […]

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2004-08-05 (first published: )

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Add all users to user databaes as readonly

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I am new to writing scripts so dont blast be to bad.  This is a script to make all logins of a sql server readonly users to all user databases.  Mainly after a restore from a different server. (for reporting maybe) Any methods to optimize this script are fine.

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2004-08-06 (first published: )

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Script object or user permissions

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script useful for copying permissions from one database to another like test to production.Tim Stahlhut SEE sp_helprotect for params meaning Note: If you wish to script system object permission remove 'IsMSShipped' block of code. Fixed missing code & re-formatted it to look better.

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2004-03-26

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SP to enable, disable or list all Triggers in  DB

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SQL 7.0 and 2000 modified version of Rodrigo Acosta (racosta) Argentina Script that enable,disable or list all the Triggers in the given database. If enable or disable are specified, finds all the triggers of all the tables and enable or disable them, After that, it list all the triggers with it´s current state. If List […]

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2004-03-19

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dropUnusedLogins

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For those site using SQL Server ids as opposed to Integrated security there may be instances where occasionally SQL Server logins might get 'orphaned'. That is the login is not a member of any server group that has general database access nor does that login have specific access to any particular database.  Compile this proc […]

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2004-03-01

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Negative and Positive Numbers

If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?

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