Testing all procs before upgrading to Compatibility Level 90
You can use this script to check if any procs will break under compatibility level 90.
2012-03-08 (first published: 2008-01-29)
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Scripts
Shrink all databases
Procedure changes all databases' recovery mode to simple and shrinks them all (or at least it tries to).
2012-03-07 (first published: 2008-01-14)
3,933 reads
Sending Job Failed Information Through E-Mail Using T-SQL
Sending Job Failed Information Through E-Mail Using T-SQL.
2012-03-06 (first published: 2012-02-13)
2,331 reads
Check Table Size and DB Size
Two simple scripts to check table and database sizes. The scripts use temporary tables and the sp_msforeachdb/sp_msforeachtable stored procedures to present the output neatly.
2012-03-05 (first published: 2012-02-19)
2,701 reads
Server-Side Trace Pack
Loads temporary stored procs that assist in running and monitoring server-side tracing.
2012-03-02 (first published: 2012-02-21)
1,133 reads
Generate consecutive numbers
TSQL code that generates numbers (tally table) from 1 to N without using any tables
2012-03-01 (first published: 2012-02-21)
1,818 reads
Week Starts On Saturday?
A function that emulates SET DATEFIRST 6 within a function for finding relevant date information.
2012-02-29 (first published: 2012-02-15)
544 reads
Currently Running Process - 2005
This script will show the currently running queries in the system. It will give the entire script which is involved in the background.
2012-02-28 (first published: 2012-02-01)
1,419 reads
TSQL that lists all numbers from 1..100
This query shows how to write a T-SQL statement that lists all numbers between 1 and 100 ordered, without use of any DATABASE table with only ONE select statement.
2012-02-20 (first published: 2011-12-31)
2,289 reads
PowerShell SCript to export almost everything from a list of servers
Create a c:\servers.txt list of servers. No spaces or it wont work. Then copy the code into a ps1 file and edit the directroyfilename to show where you want the files to end up.
2012-02-17 (first published: 2012-01-23)
1,879 reads
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Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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