2011-06-13 (first published: 2008-04-19)
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Scripts
SQL DBAdmin toolbox - Part 1: Restore single database
A stored procedure for restoring a database up to the latest log backup from a file folder. Compatible with the backups made by standard SQL maintenance plan.
2011-06-10 (first published: 2011-05-27)
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Mask PII data (Personally Identifiable Information)
When creating a backup that will be restored to a development database, you may need to mask PII information. This script will help you with that.
2011-06-09 (first published: 2011-05-25)
1,490 reads
SQL Server 2005 Remove Dups - CTE
Easily remove duplicate records without temp tables by using a CTE.
2011-06-07 (first published: 2008-03-19)
6,958 reads
2011-06-03 (first published: 2008-08-18)
1,123 reads
2011-06-02 (first published: 2008-04-24)
9,324 reads
2011-06-01 (first published: 2007-09-02)
10,507 reads
2011-05-30 (first published: 2011-05-23)
2,442 reads
Point in time restore to a new DB from files of a Full Recovery Model
Script generator to restore to a new DB. Designed on Ola Hallengren's backup solution.
2011-05-27 (first published: 2011-05-20)
977 reads
Row count and space used for all tables in database (update)
This procedure works like the sp_spaceused procedure but this one shows statistics for all tables in the selected database or for all databases (excluding tempdb and model).
2011-05-25 (first published: 2008-03-05)
10,234 reads
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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