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)
4,603 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)
6,734 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)
4,821 reads
2011-11-22 (first published: 2008-03-19)
5,941 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)
2,853 reads
2011-11-18 (first published: 2008-01-29)
2,953 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)
2,489 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)
2,602 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)
726 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)
1,208 reads
Blogs
T-SQLTuesday 204: Are blogs still relevant?
This month’s blogging party is hosted by Jeff Ianucci – his challenge is to...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Switching Schemas I
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Enforcing Unique Customer Emails When Duplicates Already Exist
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Question of the Day
Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers