2011-05-30 (first published: 2011-05-23)
2,416 reads
Scripts
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)
964 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)
10,167 reads
Audit SQL Logins - Updated
SQL Auditing - Generate a listing of the SQL logins, and the permissions for each database on a server.
Update to Simon Facer's script.
2011-05-23 (first published: 2007-09-25)
13,386 reads
2011-05-23
308 reads
Query Active Directory to Display Login Information
Query Active Directory to get information on user logins.
2011-05-19 (first published: 2011-05-16)
3,867 reads
Backup all databases & check backups
Stored procedure to backup all DB (chose user or system). You can do full, differential and log backups
2011-05-13 (first published: 2011-05-06)
3,115 reads
Show SQL authentication login information
View login information for all accounts that use SQL authentication.
2011-05-12 (first published: 2011-05-09)
2,946 reads
Find Last Day of the Month
Find the last day (or number of days in a month) in one statement without having to use IFs or BUTs.
2011-05-10 (first published: 2011-04-29)
2,424 reads
Create Database User
This script is used for drop and create a new or existing user. IF User is already exists in database then first it will dropped and then recreate.
2011-05-05 (first published: 2011-04-28)
1,793 reads
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