Loop Through every table in a DB
This Script has been build to list all the tables in a database without using a cursor.
2009-01-20 (first published: 2009-01-05)
2,092 reads
Scripts
Truncate Referenced Table
Often during the development phase one is required to truncate a table. often the task of removing foreign key references is necessary to truncate. this sp takes the pain out of it.
2009-01-19 (first published: 2009-01-05)
1,306 reads
2009-01-16 (first published: 2009-01-03)
2,654 reads
Yet Another Deleting Duplicate Records (in-place)
Here is another "deleting duplicate records" script, this time in-place, using a uniqueidentifier column.
2009-01-15 (first published: 2008-12-30)
1,941 reads
Find database file reamaining growth
This script is used for SQL Server 2000 Database file remaining growth. This script is little bit modified to fit SQL Server 2000.
2009-01-14 (first published: 2009-01-03)
1,237 reads
Indepth SPID information
This SP gives you most of the detail you need on a long running query. Simply pass the SPID.
2009-01-09 (first published: 2008-12-31)
2,296 reads
Complete Blocking Report
A complete blocking report which gives the complete information about what queries are runninng and it will be worth capturing the details before we decide to kill the processes.
2009-01-08 (first published: 2008-12-26)
2,211 reads
2009-01-07 (first published: 2008-12-26)
2,132 reads
Object Search for Sql Server 2005
This script will search databases, tables, columns, stored procedures for text.
2009-01-05 (first published: 2008-12-21)
1,288 reads
Getting unique or primary key columns for a given table
Following script will list out all the columns which have unique/primary key constraints for a given table.
2009-01-02 (first published: 2008-12-10)
1,273 reads
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Question of the Day
Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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