2009-03-11 (first published: 2006-08-01)
777 reads
Scripts
Procedure Class Generator
Dynamically creates a VB.NET class from parameters in a SQL Stored procedure.
2009-03-09 (first published: 2009-02-16)
1,036 reads
Backup on the fly based on previous backups
This script uses the system backup history to run a differential backup and place it in the directory of the last full backup.
2009-03-06 (first published: 2009-02-12)
635 reads
2009-03-04 (first published: 2009-02-16)
1,256 reads
Return X Day of Month
This function will return the first, second, third, fourth or last day of a given month.
2009-03-03 (first published: 2009-02-10)
1,181 reads
Code Comparison between two databases
This script compares the code (SP, Func. etc.) between two databases (say Dev and QA) and reports the objects which have differences.
2009-02-26 (first published: 2007-03-08)
626 reads
TEXT/NTEXT Find and Replace
Find And Replace any string, in the entire table with this function. Parameterized for easy use.
2009-02-26 (first published: 2009-02-09)
886 reads
Default Trace Load of All 5 Files
The default trace keeps the last 20 meg of info, and a max of 5 files...This loads all 5 files into a table so it can be reviewed.
2009-02-25 (first published: 2009-02-07)
1,244 reads
2009-02-16 (first published: 2009-02-03)
2,623 reads
2009-02-05 (first published: 2008-05-20)
2,207 reads
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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