RedGate has a free SSMS plugin called "SQL Search" that will do exactly what you want. I just tried it on one my databases; given the name of a column,...

jason craig-411431 (11/9/2011)

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Is there a dmv to query or some other method that I can use to tie my app's thread ids back to their corresponding spid?

I can narrow down...

http://godplaysdice.blogspot.com/2009/12/uniquely-identifying-people-by-birth.html

..Now Netflix is starting a second contest, and rumor has it that the data will include the zip code, birthdate, and gender of each individual. According to this paper ......

People think about digital information differently than they do paper information. Thirty years ago, if a supermarket chain allowed a telemarketing company or government agency to troll through their cash...

I'm trying to think of a situation where I would want to replace a string value across X varchar columns in X tables and X databases. This would imply that...

Well, unlike SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, etc.; Oracle's implementation of NULL equality doesn't conform to ANSI...

Claudie36 (11/8/2011)

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MY 2nd user experiencing response problems came back to me and it looks like it's the one table causing problems. My 2nd user also has a 'group by' on...

IceDread (11/8/2011)

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The only advantage ms sql server has over oracle is it's price. Some would perhaps make an argument for the user interface as well. If ms sql server were...

We've talked about CPU and power usage at the server and network infrastructure level, but the bulk majority of utilization is at the client level. Stuff like Flash, Java, Silverlight,...

JJ B (11/7/2011)

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If you are interested in monitoring your electric usage, you may want to check out the following, The Energy Detective (TED) which I installed in my house. ...

Indeed, rowset cursors are destroying the planet and a threat to mankind. It's time we stopped beating around the...

One technique the police could use to catch these guys is to get hold of a bunch of cheap non-functional laptops, install them with a GPS tracking device, and then...

Don Bricker - Illinois (10/31/2011)

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We have a SQL Server 2008 instance in which someone took a database offline couple of weeks ago. I have identified the SPID from the Log...

dm_tapas (11/1/2011)

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The below stored procedure is taking around 1 hours to execute. but it should not take this much time.

Can some body tune this and tell me...

randy.worrell (11/1/2011)

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JamesMorrison (11/1/2011)

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Why are people complaining about the GUI for SQL Server? At least we have a GUI that actually works.

Oracle DBAs are still complaining (for my entire 11 year...