2018-06-05 (first published: 2018-01-11)
2,188 reads
Scripts
SQL Server Backup, Integrity Check, Index and Statistics Maintenance
Solution for Backup, Integrity Check, Index and Statistics Maintenance in SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, and SQL Server 2017.
2018-06-04 (first published: 2008-02-23)
48,246 reads
Generate scripts for SQL Server Management Studio diagrams
The procedure generates an import script of diagrams.
2018-05-31 (first published: 2017-03-22)
6,725 reads
2018-05-30 (first published: 2018-01-03)
2,516 reads
2018-05-02 (first published: 2018-04-17)
1,034 reads
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-20)
1,193 reads
Date Calendar
Code to create a handy date calendar cross-reference table with a ton of pre-populated, slice-and-dice data field variations to aid in complex date parameterization / selection criteria.
2018-04-26 (first published: 2009-10-06)
16,913 reads
Script out EXISTING database mail profile's settings
Script out EXISTING database mail profile settings
2018-04-25 (first published: 2018-04-23)
35,821 reads
Generate Large Amount of Data For Performance Testing
Generate large sample data for your performance and other uses
2018-04-24 (first published: 2018-04-18)
2,967 reads
Flexible Statistics Update
Update the statistics starting from most accessed and modified ones, with a time limit. Procedure will exit when @MaxExecutionTime parameter is greater than the current execution time.
2018-04-19 (first published: 2018-04-16)
522 reads
Blogs
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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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