View connection and Locking Information
This script combines sp_who2 and sp_lock to get meaning full info that includes host Ip address
2010-05-17 (first published: 2009-06-23)
2,543 reads
Scripts
Change Monitor in SQL Server 2005
Track object definition or table schema changes in any database. Batteries required: you need to create a few things to make it run.
2010-05-14 (first published: 2009-06-24)
1,783 reads
2010-05-13 (first published: 2009-07-01)
3,910 reads
2010-05-12 (first published: 2009-07-09)
2,980 reads
Restore Database from network location
When using GUI tools, it seems the DB cannot be restored from a network path. This is actually possible via the script.
2010-05-11 (first published: 2009-07-11)
3,167 reads
The Complete SQL Server 2005 Permissions Report
The script provides complete and comprehensive permission reports, on all SQL Server security hierarchy levels, for all Logins. Reports on particular Logins and databases can be customized.
2010-05-10 (first published: 2009-07-16)
7,976 reads
2010-05-07 (first published: 2009-07-31)
3,367 reads
Poor Man's Table Difference
Given a tablename and other parameters, this procedure will return a table made of foreign keys and a checksum for each
2010-05-06 (first published: 2010-05-02)
2,043 reads
Convert seconds to a timestring
This script converts a number of seconds (integer) to a time string, format 'hh:mm:ss'
2010-05-05 (first published: 2010-04-28)
1,485 reads
2010-05-03 (first published: 2010-04-23)
2,014 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Problems You Can Reproduce, Measure and Fix: A Free Demo Library
I built a free library of runnable SQL Server demos. Each reproduces a real...
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
Forums
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We're currently in Azure, however as we had a very tight migration timeline when...
MERGE in a nested TRY/CATCH won't roll back
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Perfermance result aftet purge operatio
Hello everyone, I am planning to implement a data purging solution that is expected...
Question of the Day
SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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