Monitor Any Linked Server From SQL 2005
Best way to monitor Excel, Access, SQL Linked Servers from SQL 2005
2011-12-19 (first published: 2008-06-03)
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Scripts
2011-12-16 (first published: 2007-12-27)
4,092 reads
Check Instance Info
Named or default instance, this will check info like Virtual Server Name, Cluster Name , Current owner, Preferred Owner? and? Status? (if clustered) and IP/Port for the current instance.
2011-12-15 (first published: 2007-10-11)
3,598 reads
2011-12-14
361 reads
Select from stored procedure
This terse script shows an easy (but "dirty" - so not advisable for production environments - rather for personal use) way to select data from stored procedure.
2011-12-14 (first published: 2008-03-04)
4,159 reads
SQL 2005 Restore Script Generator
This script will generate a restore statement with supporting MOVE operations to a new directory structure.
2011-12-13 (first published: 2008-05-29)
3,906 reads
Report SQL SERVER 2005 Permissions
Reports permissions to three levels: database, schema and table -- in three formats: readable, structured, scripted.
2011-12-12 (first published: 2008-02-22)
3,969 reads
Clear database - delete all records from a database (updated)
The procedure below deletes all records from the specified database's(except master, model, msdb and tempdb) tables (except those from the schema 'sys').
2011-12-09 (first published: 2008-01-31)
4,197 reads
2011-12-08 (first published: 2011-11-23)
1,146 reads
Disk space alert per drive
This script validates the sufficient disk space per drive.
When you'll reach a minimum on a diskdrive, the script will mail all recipients.
2011-12-06 (first published: 2011-10-28)
4,064 reads
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Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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