usp_createsnapshot
Stored procedure which creates snapshot of database. Timestamp in snapshot. Multiple datafiles are supported
2008-07-04 (first published: 2008-05-28)
838 reads
Scripts
usp_ActiveProcesses - SQL 2k5
Returns list of active processes and their buffer contents over a specified time.
2008-07-02 (first published: 2008-05-20)
1,476 reads
2008-06-30 (first published: 2008-05-20)
3,057 reads
sp_utilityFindObjectModifying
SHOW WHICH TABLES ARE MODIFIED BY A STORED OR FUNCTION OR WHICH STORED OR FUNCTION MODIFIES A TABLE
2008-06-27 (first published: 2008-05-21)
816 reads
2008-06-26 (first published: 2008-05-20)
924 reads
2008-06-25 (first published: 2008-05-20)
1,273 reads
2008-06-25
325 reads
2008-06-24 (first published: 2008-05-20)
2,223 reads
Check DTS Package Logs for Errors
This will let you know which package had errors rather than sifting through all the package logs one by one.You just need to replace the date.
2008-06-23 (first published: 2008-05-20)
719 reads
2008-06-20 (first published: 2008-05-11)
1,473 reads
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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