number of rows and columns of an instance
Get the number of rows, columns, and space used by all tables in all databases
2018-10-03 (first published: 2018-09-20)
532 reads
Get the number of rows, columns, and space used by all tables in all databases
2018-10-03 (first published: 2018-09-20)
532 reads
Script to stop the default Data Collection sets, clear the cache files and then restart collection sets.
2018-10-02 (first published: 2018-09-25)
1,481 reads
Order records based on a different column depending on which absolute value is greater.
2018-10-01 (first published: 2018-09-26)
676 reads
2018-09-26
515 reads
A copy of the late Robert Davis' dba_copylogins stored procedure with a bug fix. The SP copies logins, roles, and permissions between servers.
2018-09-24 (first published: 2018-08-28)
1,812 reads
2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-06-01)
2,157 reads
2018-09-20 (first published: 2018-08-28)
926 reads
Didn't find anything, so hope this will help someone with similar need.
Note I did a similar set-based version, and unless the input is more towards non-zeros in all eight 2-byte fields, the set-based performs not as well
2018-09-19 (first published: 2018-09-12)
617 reads
2018-09-04 (first published: 2018-08-23)
339 reads
This scripts helps to generate ADD / DROP Constraints against single Database.
2018-09-03 (first published: 2018-08-14)
273 reads
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers