2008-06-18 (first published: 2008-05-15)
3,210 reads
Scripts
HowTo prevent BOL getting Online help
Books Online will try to connect to the net and it may get stuck if there is no internet connection.
2008-06-16 (first published: 2008-05-07)
436 reads
UDF to return a multi column table of values from an input string
This UDF returns a multi column table of values from an input string of comma separated values
2008-06-11 (first published: 2008-04-29)
1,815 reads
Powershell/SMO: Unload table schema, dri, perms & data.
PSH script to unload table schema, dri, permissions and data to file(s).
2008-06-10 (first published: 2008-05-07)
1,130 reads
2008-06-08
1,892 reads
Difference between two dates in weeks
Returns difference between two dates in weeks, takes into account @@DATEFIRST setting
2008-05-28 (first published: 2008-04-11)
1,293 reads
2008-05-27 (first published: 2008-04-10)
1,748 reads
2008-05-23 (first published: 2008-04-10)
2,164 reads
Backup all DBs of a SQL-Server Instance
Backup all DBs of a SQL-Server Instance depending on Environment Variable "DBBackupPath". The script also distinguishes between Instances
2008-05-22 (first published: 2008-03-28)
2,415 reads
2008-05-19 (first published: 2008-03-20)
940 reads
Blogs
Match the Model to the Task, Not the App: An Orchestrator-Worker Pattern in Python
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Forums
Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL
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SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Another Model, More Data Loss
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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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