XSLT Stylesheet to produce developer/object oriented html report from SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor xml report file. Name the script sqlupad.xsl and insert the following as the first line in the xml Upgrade Advisor report file. Place sqlupad.xsl file in same directory as the xml report. This stylesheet works against Database Server component reportonly, does […]
2007-01-17 (first published: 2007-01-03)
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For fellow Canadians and neighbours to the south, you may find useful a function to validate the formatting of a Canadian postal code. More than once I've had to work with web programmers on checking that a postal code meets the A1A1A1 style, so carry around a function that simply returns a true/false bit if […]
2007-01-15 (first published: 2007-01-05)
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This script will query msdb to determine the size of data and log files for all databases, along with the average sizes of full and transaction log backups. Results are averaged over the past two weeks, but this is easily changed.
2007-01-12 (first published: 2007-01-05)
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This VB script will attempt to make a connection to all SQL Servers enumerated in the SQLInventory table over Named Pipes and TCP\IP. If a SQL Instance is listed, it will attempt TCP\IP connections using both port and instance name. Once the connection is established to each server using each protocol, the script will query […]
2007-01-11 (first published: 2007-01-05)
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Really basic way to help identify tables that have 0 rows, etc. It uses the sp_MSForEachTable to crawl the database. Very simple script.
2007-01-10 (first published: 2006-12-01)
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Returns the datatype, table name and field name for all user tables in the current SQL Server 2005 database. Results are sorted by type, table and field.
2007-01-08 (first published: 2006-12-05)
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Use this script to figure out the current age of a person or object. It also takes leap year birthdates into consideration. You can also use this to find out the age of something at a particular point of time.
2007-01-04 (first published: 2006-12-19)
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This is just an update which fix a small bug (0 day backup bug with SQL Backup)
2007-01-03 (first published: 2006-12-19)
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I find it so annoying to format dates. Sometimes I want to include the timestamp, but if it is a midnight time stamp, the time is irrelevant. Sending in a datetime will return either the date string or a date string with a timestamp up to the seconds with either AM or PM.
2007-01-02 (first published: 2006-12-20)
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Checks the default file locations for your data and log files. If not set, it sets them to the specified values. This is written for a SQL 2005 default instance. Registry paths may be different for SQL 2000 or named instances.The script can be easily modified to update it if the current value is set […]
2007-01-01 (first published: 2006-12-21)
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The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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