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UDF Random Password Generator

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UDF Random Password GeneratorYou can not use the RAND function directly from a User Defined Function. So the UDF I wrote "fn_RandomPassword" uses the view "view_RandomPassword8" to get the random charaters.Having the random password generator is useful if you need to insert a large number of users into a table with random passwords assigned.For example […]

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2003-08-07

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Capture useful info about your SQL Server dbs

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The server goes down and you are scrambling to remember settings, file names, locations, etc. about your databases on that server. This script captures that useful information before a serious problem occurs. I run it as an OSQL (ISQL) job and send the output file to my backup folder so the infomation goes to tape […]

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2003-08-07

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Review of Murachs SQL for SQL Server

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Andy rates this one 4.5 out of 5 stars and likes it enough to recommend it's use at work. This is a book that should teach a developer how to use the key abilities of SQL. If you're looking for a book to guide your beginning/intermediate developers, this might be it.

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2003-08-06

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Proper Case function for DTS Transformation

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This VBS function will convert a string into Proper Case (i.e. This Is Proper Case) during the execution of the DTS package.  Wrap the DTSSource function with the PropCase function and the result is a Proper Case transformationexampleFunction Main()    DTSDestination("Field1") = PropCase(DTSSource("Col019"))    Main = DTSTransformStat_OKEnd Function

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2003-08-05

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sp_dba_spacealert_dmo.vbs

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This vbscript is used to alert and email receipients on Filegroup space usageOuput:  '% Space Avail. , Space Avail. Filesize, MaxSize, FileName, DBname, FileGroupThe process takes three arguments - SqlserverName , Threshold for percentage of available space to check ,Mininum MaxFileSize to checkExecute the script either from the command line or schedule the script via […]

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2003-08-01

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MZTools - Addin for VB6

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Freeware! This add-in gives you some great extra features when working in VB6. It has a tab index setter, options to add a chunk of error handling code, a simple code analyzer that gives you some metrics, and my favorite - an option to identify unused code and variables. If you're still using VB6 it's worth trying.

2003-07-30

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Question of the Day

Creating a JSON Document III

I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams

TeamID  TeamName       City             YearEstablished
------  --------       ----             ---------------
1       Cowboys        Dallas           1960
2       Eagles         Philadelphia     1933
3       Packers        Green Bay        1919
4       Chiefs         Kansas City      1960
5       49ers          San Francisco    1946
6       Broncos        Denver           1960
7       Seahawks       Seattle          1976
8       Patriots       New England      1960
If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2 
  json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;

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