2004-09-28
1,770 reads
Replication
2004-09-22
1,772 reads
2004-09-15
1,984 reads
2004-11-05 (first published: 2004-08-08)
1,710 reads
Find Database Schema and Objects Changes
This procedure will execute, taking two parameters, (the 2 db names, and will then list out the major object and schema changes for you. It is pretty sraight forward and suggestions are appreciated. It's a good utility for a DBA to track changes after upgrades, etc.. Each portion is easily convertable to a stand alone […]
2004-08-02 (first published: 2004-07-16)
1,115 reads
Log Shipping vs. Replication
SQL Server high availability. Log shipping or replication, clustering or some other solution. It's a challenge and as companies grow more dependent on their databases, it's one that more and more DBAs face everyday. Paul Ibison has taken a look at how log shipping and replication can be compared in the quest for high availability.
2008-06-27 (first published: 2004-06-17)
66,505 reads
Script to automatically restore needed log-backups
Given a backupfile with a lot of sequential log-backups, this script automatically restores just those backups out of the file, which are necessary to bring the database up to a given timelag relating to the original database.Params are path to backupfile, name of the db to restore to, timelag in minutes.
2004-09-08 (first published: 2004-05-28)
1,658 reads
Script to transfer logins to second server
Modification of DR_Script_Logins.sql by Bruce Canady.Puts out a script to add new logins or change the password of existing logins.I insert the output into a table in my production-db. insert database.dbo.login_table exec master.dbo.dr_script_loginsThat way its backed up with the data, and the logins can be restored anywhere by the script i added at the […]
2004-09-03 (first published: 2004-05-26)
2,550 reads
Replication Gotcha - Columns with Defaults
Some days the simplest things go wrong. On this particular day Andy tried to remove a column that was part of an article in a transactional publication, wound up in an inconsistent state that required a snapshot to fix. Deeper investigation reveals the cause and a work around.
2004-05-25
7,565 reads
Find Replicated columns of certain data types
Script to look at all articles in all publications in a DB to find replicated columns of certain data types. I used this to find BLOB columns that we wanted to remove from the articles.
2004-08-09 (first published: 2004-02-19)
478 reads
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Question of the Day
ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers