Server Backup History Report (Full DB Backups only) 1. lists all databases with no backup history 2. lists last backup for other databases includes Date, User, Size, Duration, Age, Finish Date & Location Includes system databases Excludes TempDB Excludes backup history data where backupmediafamily.device_type = 7 these are typically created by Veritas BackupExec Tested on […]
2006-04-28 (first published: 2006-03-23)
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Both Sachinvaishnav and Mark Chad have submitted scripts to populate a column with a sequence number. The first solution uses a cursor; the second uses the SQL 2005 ROW_NUMBER() function.v1:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/viewscript.asp?scriptid=1643v2:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/viewscript.asp?scriptid=1664Since neither script requires a specific order for the sequence number, the same result can be achieved with a single UPDATE statement.
2006-04-26 (first published: 2006-04-11)
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This function allows you to calculate the distance in miles or kilometers between any two points on the earth. I created to calculate the distance between two zip codes but is can be used for any two coordinates for which latitude and longitude is known.NOTE: A database for the coordinates of any US postal code […]
2006-04-25 (first published: 2006-04-12)
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This file will script out the code needed for .NET parameters. The idea is based on a script to create VB parameters which I found on this site but I updated it to create VB.NET patrameters
2006-04-24 (first published: 2006-03-10)
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The following script will write basic update insert and delete stored procedures for a given table.It will add comments to the sp's with the autyhors name and also script a single grant statement for a given database user.I find this script extremely useful for both rad development and keeping consistency in my naming and structure […]
2006-04-21 (first published: 2006-03-10)
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-- PROCEDURE GRANTS PERMISSION TO A GIVEN SQL USER-- TO ALL OBJECTS WITHIN A GIVEN CATALOG CONTEXT-- STORED PROCEDURES, VIEWS, TABLES, SELECT FUNCTIONS, EXECUTE FUNCTIONS-- MODIFY AS REQUESTED-- SAMPLE EXECUTE -- EXECUTE sp_All_Object_Security_Grant 'WUA'
2006-04-20 (first published: 2006-03-14)
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Requirement:Multiple Customers were selected from a interface created in VB. A stored procedure was created which accepts the customer codes as a parameter in the form of 100,200,300,400. Wanted to fetch the information for only those customers selected. Ideally we will have to create a dynamic SQL which would be somewhat like this Set @StrSQL […]
2006-04-19 (first published: 2006-03-16)
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Requirement:I added a parameter to an existing user defined function. This user-defined function was used in many procedures across system. Whenever a parameter is added to a user defined function, then we will have to change the calling of the function and pass the value for the new parameter added. Even though the parameter is […]
2006-04-18 (first published: 2006-03-16)
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The script shows you a quick way to replace single quotes - or any special character for that matter - from text or text columns using SQL. For reference information about Character Codes, look up ASCII character codes.
2006-04-17 (first published: 2006-03-21)
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This script finds and renames columns that begin with a digit, contains a space, or contains a hyphen, so that it is no longer necessary to put brackets around the column names. This is useful in situations such as when an application doesn't automatically put brackets around column names when passing queries to a SQL […]
2006-04-12 (first published: 2006-03-24)
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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