2009-07-06 (first published: 2009-06-23)
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Scripts
Estimating the table size...
This is an effort to program the "Estimating the Table size" section given in BOL.
2009-07-06 (first published: 2009-06-19)
1,792 reads
SQL 2000: Track Stored Procedure Changes
SQL Server 2000 does not log the procedures modified using ALTER statement. Here's the script to find out the same.
2009-07-06 (first published: 2009-03-02)
1,285 reads
Script to find latest backups for all databases
If you are not the only one who takes care of the backups, knowing the backups taken recently is very crucial for a production DBA.
2009-07-01 (first published: 2009-06-19)
2,352 reads
Splitting the string with unique delimiter.
The statement is splited into columns according the delimter and it has been captured in the table datatype.
2009-06-29 (first published: 2009-06-22)
1,201 reads
The Automated DBA: Batch Database File Grower - SQL 2000 Version
Grows all of the data files in a database based on the greater of a fixed minimum free space amount or a dynamic percentage of the size of the largest table in the filegroup.
2009-06-25 (first published: 2009-06-08)
593 reads
The Automated DBA: Batch Database File Grower - SQL 2005 Version
Grows all of the data files in a database based on the greater of a fixed minimum free space amount or a dynamic percentage of the size of the largest table in the filegroup.
2009-06-23 (first published: 2009-06-08)
1,202 reads
The Automated DBA: Batch Database File Grower - SQL2005 ReportOnly Ver
Grows all of the data files in a database based on the greater of a fixed minimum free space amount or a dynamic percentage of the size of the largest table in the filegroup.
2009-06-22 (first published: 2009-06-08)
1,054 reads
The Automated DBA: Batch Database File Grower - SQL2000 ReportOnly Ver
Grows all of the data files in a database based on the greater of a fixed minimum free space amount or a dynamic percentage of the size of the largest table in the filegroup.
2009-06-19 (first published: 2009-06-08)
584 reads
The Automated DBA: Space Usage Snapshotter Lite (non-sysadmin dbo)
Records snapshots of space usage stats by partition, index, table, schema, filegroup, and database. Stats include Reserved, Used, and Data for row, lob, and overflow.
2009-06-15 (first published: 2009-05-30)
1,252 reads
Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
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Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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