Killing User Connection(session) connected to the Database.
The script will be helpful to kill all the user sessions before performing the refresh of the database.
2011-04-08 (first published: 2011-03-29)
2,658 reads
Scripts
date convertion to different time zone covering multiple location
converting a date from existing timezone to some different time zone covering multiple location
2011-04-05 (first published: 2011-03-24)
1,188 reads
2011-04-01 (first published: 2008-02-23)
3,800 reads
Comparing Stored Procedures, Part 3
Third in a series of scripts demonstrating a quantitative comparison between the text of two stored procedures
2011-03-30 (first published: 2009-02-16)
2,446 reads
Comparing Stored Procedures, Part 2
Second in a series of scripts demonstrating a quantitative comparison between the text of two stored procedures
2011-03-29 (first published: 2009-02-09)
2,535 reads
2011-03-28 (first published: 2009-02-06)
8,122 reads
SQL 2005 Rebuild\Reorganize Indexes with Reports
This custom sp rebuilds \ reorganizes indexes for SQL 2005 databases and logs results for further analysis.
2011-03-25 (first published: 2009-02-16)
7,194 reads
My favorite way to access Excel files
Using opendatasource to retrieve data from Excel files as if querying a table.
2011-03-22 (first published: 2009-01-27)
11,872 reads
2011-03-18 (first published: 2010-09-21)
2,863 reads
Update 2 databases with 1 script
This script will allow you to update 2 databases with the same names, but different schemas/software/database versions.
2011-03-14 (first published: 2011-03-03)
2,232 reads
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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