2011-09-09 (first published: 2007-11-19)
8,962 reads
Scripts
Script a Database Role
Script one or all roles in a database. Includes users, obect permissions and column permissions.
2011-09-08 (first published: 2008-01-08)
5,301 reads
Generate Scripts to Compare Tables
Generate the scripts that will allow you to compare tables pass/fail.
2011-09-07 (first published: 2007-12-28)
12,638 reads
2011-09-06 (first published: 2011-08-13)
2,004 reads
2011-09-05 (first published: 2007-01-25)
4,023 reads
Getting Age in Text or Date Difference in text format
This function returns the difference between the date in text format
2011-09-01 (first published: 2011-08-30)
1,070 reads
2011-08-31 (first published: 2011-08-24)
2,605 reads
List all tables without LOB columns
Lists all the tables in a database that do not contain any LOB columns(text, ntext, image, varchar (max), nvarchar (max), varbinary (max) and xml).
Useful when rebuilding indexes online.
2011-08-30 (first published: 2011-08-25)
776 reads
Find gaps in primary keys across multiple databases
Output table of gaps in a primary key across multiple databases on same, remote and/or linked servers.
2011-08-29 (first published: 2011-08-12)
977 reads
2011-08-24 (first published: 2011-08-12)
1,187 reads
Blogs
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
Forums
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Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers