Find tables unused since last SQL Server restart
This script will return tables that haven't had any user activity since the SQL Server Service was last restarted. SQL 2005+
2011-07-22 (first published: 2010-01-28)
5,626 reads
Scripts
Backup or Restore progess
This procedure provides you the progess of the database backup or restore. We can execute the procedure to find the remaining time for completion of the backup or restore.
2011-07-18 (first published: 2010-02-19)
2,398 reads
consolidated script generator for multiple stored procedures
Consolidated script generator for multiple stored procedures (existing and/or newly created) in MS Sql Server 2000/2005/2008 at one go
2011-07-15 (first published: 2011-03-28)
2,086 reads
Restore database with all necessary files
It creates the script for restoring your database with all the backups (full, differential and transaction log) needed.
2011-07-13 (first published: 2007-12-27)
5,046 reads
2011-07-12 (first published: 2011-07-01)
1,168 reads
2011-07-11 (first published: 2011-07-02)
2,151 reads
Get information from tables
Give information in tables such as type size and description of each of the columns
2011-07-08 (first published: 2011-07-06)
1,500 reads
Email Long Running SPID Info
This script will email info about the longest running SPID in an HTML formatted table
2011-07-07 (first published: 2011-06-27)
2,221 reads
Date Dimensions in T-SQL using CTE
T-SQL Script for Time Dimension Table Data: Populates Data between two dates for Reporting Solutions.
2011-07-04 (first published: 2010-06-14)
3,849 reads
Backup all Filegroups
A short script to backup all filegroups, for those who utilise filegroups within a database.
2011-06-29 (first published: 2010-07-20)
1,407 reads
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SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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