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Search any object across db's ..made simple

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I just saw a script on this site for object search across the db's. I have written an alternate version with sp_msforeachdb undocumented sp which is much simpler.This avoids a lot of code and dynamic sql.Replace "object_name" with the name of the object which needs to be searched across the databases.

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2006-10-17 (first published: )

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Non repetable random number generation script

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Some time back i had the requirement for a SP which will give non repeatable random numbers with in a range. Following SP accepts a range and gives the random numbers. Once the numbers are exhausetd NULL, will be the out put. In this case user can restart the random number generation by passing 1 […]

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2007-06-20 (first published: )

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Automate renaming columns

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This script finds and renames columns that begin with a digit, contains a space, or contains a hyphen, so that it is no longer necessary to put brackets around the column names. This is useful in situations such as when an application doesn't automatically put brackets around column names when passing queries to a SQL […]

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2006-04-12 (first published: )

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Ten of the Biggest Mistakes Developers Make With Databases

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You may be wonderfully up-to-date with an AJAX Web interface or the latest whizbang Windows user interface, but under the covers, you're probably still pumping data in and out of a database, just as we all did a decade or more ago. That makes it all the more surprising that developers are still making the same database mistakes that date back to those good old days of Windows 95 and before.

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2006-03-23

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Two Stops Short of Dagenham

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One of the best programmers I ever met was referred to, in Essex jargon, as being ‘two stops short of Dagenham’ (Barking)*. This was once no obstacle to the world of work…the best development teams I’ve worked on embraced the whole gamut of humanity

2006-03-21

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Security Enhancements in the .NET Framework 2.0

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Security support in the .NET Framework got a lot of love in version 2.0, and this column is going to take you on a whirlwind tour of the goodies you'll find there. I won't be able to cover everything, but you'll know where to start looking to stay on top of the new changes. I'll take this a namespace at a time.

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2006-03-17

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Script to find a particular string in procs/func.

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Requirement:I added a parameter to an existing user defined function. This user-defined function was used in many procedures across system. Whenever a parameter is added to a user defined function, then we will have to change the calling of the function and pass the value for the new parameter added. Even though the parameter is […]

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2006-04-18 (first published: )

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