Deleting old files (with/without archive bit)
A hopefully useful script to delete old files, not just backups, and make use of the archive bit.
2009-01-01 (first published: 2008-12-09)
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Scripts
Automatically Restore Backup Files for SQL 2005
This script helps with restoring backup files SQL Server 2005
2008-12-31 (first published: 2008-12-11)
1,607 reads
Insert Multiple Records using a Single insert statement
This is used to insert the multiple values using a single insert statment.
2008-12-31
524 reads
Tables referenced by a stored proc (2000)
This should find all tables referenced by an sp. It uses syscomments and hence has a wrap 'issue'.
2008-12-30 (first published: 2008-12-05)
1,040 reads
How to Change all Table owner one in to another in sql server 2000?
we need change all user table db owners For selected database using T SQL we can easily use this method.
2008-12-29 (first published: 2008-11-30)
1,234 reads
Finding Execution Time of a SQL Statement
Capturing the execution time for rebuilding an index for set of tables.
2008-12-26 (first published: 2008-11-27)
1,712 reads
Deleting Duplicate Records
This article explains a simple solution for the common problem in MSSQL 7.0/2000, finding & deleting duplicate records from a table.
2008-12-24 (first published: 2008-11-26)
2,819 reads
2008-12-23 (first published: 2008-11-10)
2,948 reads
search every database on server from a single sp
i have recently had the need to search the every database on the server for a particular string.
i came up with this... it has lots of room for improvement but it works
2008-12-19 (first published: 2008-11-11)
1,002 reads
Generate CREATE DATABASE FOR ATTACH for all databases on server
I couldn't find a solid script for this so I put this together. It creates the database EXACTLY as it was with growth and proper file groups.
2008-12-18 (first published: 2008-11-14)
1,276 reads
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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