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Script to Attach Multiple MDF

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Copies mdf files located in a directory on a client and attaches them to the connected server. This is the winning solution to the contest that was presented in an article posted at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/awarren/reattachingdatabases-somecodeandacontest!.asp. That article shows how to do the same thing using DMO. Wynn Muse is the author of this stored procedure.

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2001-09-23

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Technical Article

Automatic Backups

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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. […]

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2001-09-07

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External Article

SQL Server 2000 User-Defined Functions White Paper

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The User_Defined_Functions.exe file contains the User-Defined Functions white paper. The User-Defined functions white paper outlines the characteristics of the new user-defined function (UDF) feature that is introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The white paper also summarizes how you can create your own Transact-SQL functions to extend the programmability of Transact-SQL.

2001-08-31

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Restoring On Top I

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 REPLACE

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