2009-09-24 (first published: 2009-09-15)
703 reads
Scripts
Shrink Log File to Target Percentage
Performs a checkpoint or a transaction log backup followed by a DBCC SHRINKFILE on the transaction log to the target percentage specified relative to the total data file(s) size.
2009-09-23 (first published: 2009-08-27)
2,543 reads
Generate Data Script for a Table
This script takes a table as parameter and generate its data script (INSERT INTO TABLE).
2009-09-21 (first published: 2009-09-13)
2,262 reads
Script all the jobs on a SQL server 2005 and apply them in SQL 2008
The script will produce a Drop/Create script for all the jobs existing on the server. Instead of scripting them individually.
The output script will also have schedules scripted out
2009-09-18 (first published: 2009-09-08)
7,289 reads
List columns data type and size for every table in a database
This script will list columns data type and size for every table in a database.
2009-09-15 (first published: 2009-09-02)
2,013 reads
Dynamic Select Generator
Query to generate a dynamic Select statement from any table for moving data between servers.
2009-09-11 (first published: 2009-09-01)
1,618 reads
Encrypt All Stored procedures at once
this code encrypts all stored procedures that meet a certain format. this code is easy to change to suit your particular needs, but be sure to back up your stored procs first.
2009-09-10 (first published: 2008-11-21)
3,329 reads
2009-09-09 (first published: 2009-08-31)
1,306 reads
2009-09-08 (first published: 2009-08-31)
476 reads
Nth occurrence of a weekday in a month and year
To find date at nth occurrence of a weekday in a month and year
2009-09-07 (first published: 2009-09-01)
753 reads
Blogs
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)...
Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
Resolving SQL Server Transaction Log Issues Efficiently
By Arun Sirpal
Transaction log issues are one of the quietest ways a healthy database turns into...
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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