2010-12-30 (first published: 2010-03-18)
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Scripts
T-Log Backup/Restore with Date & Time
Simple script formatting the date and naming a backup file path for a t-log and restoring those logs.
2010-12-29 (first published: 2010-12-15)
1,504 reads
Linked Server Connectivity Test
A short procedure for your tools database. Use it to test connectivity to linked servers.
2010-12-28 (first published: 2010-03-19)
6,779 reads
2010-12-27 (first published: 2010-12-10)
1,179 reads
2010-12-23
3,462 reads
SQL CLR Function for Email validation and string Split
I have added 2 functions here, one for email validation and another to split the string by specified separator by user.
2010-12-23 (first published: 2010-12-11)
1,696 reads
SQL 2008 : Uncompressed Objects Procedure
A Stored Procedure for your tools database. It lists uncompressed tables and indexes and also generates the SQL to compress them.
2010-12-22 (first published: 2009-08-27)
952 reads
What Is Filling Up The Transaction Log
Report unusual conditions that may be filling up your transaction log.
2010-12-22
540 reads
Charpad - Character Padding Function
A generic character padding function. Useful for situations where you need fixed width formatting e.g. email reports.
2010-12-20 (first published: 2010-03-31)
2,310 reads
Script to get a list of publications an article is in
Script to get a list of publications an article is in
2010-12-17 (first published: 2010-12-08)
3,789 reads
Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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Symmetric Key Encryption
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The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
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Building Your Own Software
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers