Get Space on SQL hardrive
I was recently asked to monitor the Database size on the SQL server, and display the results in a report.
2016-05-05 (first published: 2016-04-16)
826 reads
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Database File Move Etc
A stored procedure to generate database file moves along with Robocopy script and the attach / detach scripts
2016-04-20 (first published: 2016-04-04)
684 reads
Determine Easter Sunday
Determine what day easter sunday will be based upon the year you pass the function
2016-04-25 (first published: 2016-03-30)
498 reads
Who are connecting to database and disconnect ...
When you want gain exclusive access to database in order to restore database
2015-11-06 (first published: 2015-10-14)
1,961 reads
Move database files to another Drive
This script either generates or execute statements to SQL data and log files from C:\ to D:\
2015-07-01 (first published: 2015-06-03)
2,525 reads
Get Your Service Broker Messages in Order. Always.
Learn how you can guarantee the ordering of all messages in a Service Broker queue, regardless of conversations.
2015-04-01
3,170 reads
dbWarden - Purge old data
helps you manage dbWarden history.
No warranty given it will do what you expect, so test it !
2014-12-11 (first published: 2014-11-19)
1,016 reads
Regaining access to SQL server after changing the domain
If you changed your domain and have lost control over the SQL server or have been blocked from logging in , this article talks about it
2014-10-23
16,365 reads
PowerShell script to check last backup date for Databases
PowerShell script to check last full backup, transaction log backup date for SQL Server databases.
2014-09-02 (first published: 2014-08-22)
1,814 reads
Calculate gregorian easter sunday using a table valued function
Calculate gregorian easter sunday using a table valued function.
2014-09-03 (first published: 2014-08-22)
702 reads
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RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers