Generate Job Schedule Descriptions
A SELECT statement which includes the alpha description of each job's schedule
2011-11-25 (first published: 2007-11-01)
4,593 reads
Scripts
Create a Tally or Numbers Table
This creates a Tally or Numbers table which is frequently used to replace loops in code and is much faster than most loops.
2011-11-24 (first published: 2008-03-07)
6,721 reads
Script Generates Audit Triggers
This script generates a audit trigger for each table in the database. The trigger then logs when each table is updated.
2011-11-23 (first published: 2008-05-09)
4,813 reads
2011-11-22 (first published: 2008-03-19)
5,925 reads
Extract More Than 1000 Active Directory Accounts
This is a simple method to load a SQL database with active directory account information without running into the 1000 record limit. You will need to change the SERVERNAME, PORT, DATABASENAME, USERID, AND PASSWORD values in the connection strings to your own values. You will also need to change the LDAP connection string values ('LDAP://SERVERNAME/ou=OUName,dc=host,dc=domain,dc=tld') […]
2011-11-21 (first published: 2007-08-01)
2,848 reads
2011-11-18 (first published: 2008-01-29)
2,940 reads
Server Up-Time Information
Calculates server uptime in days, hours, and minutes. Also calculates the UTC date (smalldatetime) when the server was started.
2011-11-17 (first published: 2007-08-31)
2,478 reads
Fix orphaned users after restoring database to another server.
Script reassigns database orphan users to the matching SQL Server logins.
2011-11-15 (first published: 2011-10-24)
2,596 reads
sp_MSforeachtable:Add SQL objects to multiple database on a server.
ADD SQL OBJECTS(TABLES, VIEWS, SPS, UDFS ET AL) TO ALL THE DATABASES ON THE SERVER.
2011-11-14 (first published: 2011-09-19)
717 reads
Database Files Physical Location
Displaying the SQL Database names and its associated files in the System drives in which the files are stored / mapped.
2011-11-11 (first published: 2011-09-27)
1,194 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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SSL/TLS Cert Validity Periods Decreasing
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It's Never Just One Thing
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Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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