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)
4,377 reads
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)
3,932 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)
1,132 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)
1,817 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)
2,288 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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Getting Database MaiL Profiles
If I want to return information about all Database Mail profiles on my instance from T-SQL, how can I do this?
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