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Global System UDF to return ISO Date string

Updated for Permission assignment change 1/11/1006. Ok, I'll bet that you are asking, What is a Global System UDF, right? By Global I mean that the UDF is available from any database on the server. By System I mean that the two part naming rule does not apply to this scalar function. The UDF conversion […]

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2006-01-26 (first published: )

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Script Tbl Data to Insert Stmts. - Handles Unicode

Script Table Data to Insert Statements - Handles Unicode datatypes (nchar, nvarchar, ntext). This script works with SQL 2000 and has been improved to handle properly the nchar, nvarchar, and ntext data types for Unicode, as well as handle apostrophes in data correctly. Usage is to run the script to create the stored proc in […]

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2006-01-24 (first published: )

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MS Word VBA to Format T-SQL Text as Rich Text

This VBA script was written for MS Word. It formats the text and sets default colors for keywords. SQL 2005's Management Studio now does this by default but the previous Query Analyzer did not offer this functionality. This is useful if you prefer to print and review code from time to time (not recommended for […]

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2006-01-23 (first published: )

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Verify that your backups are archived.

If you backup your databases to a disk file, you should make sure that these disk files are then being archived to tape. Without this, your ability to recover the database is compromised in the event of a disaster. This script will examine the "archive" flag on all of the backup files to make sure […]

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2006-01-22 (first published: )

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Delete Old backup Files

The following script deletes files in the specified folder, older than specified no of days and outputs the details to the specified file location. I use this VB script to delete some old backup files those can't be deleted with the regular maintenance plans. All you need to do is to supply the backup folder […]

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2006-01-20 (first published: )

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Calculate upcoming business day from date (Updated)

Calculates the next business day based upon the work weeklength, number of days from the start date and a list of holiday dates kept in a table called HolidayDate.Created this script for determining the next banking day from 2 days after a request for wiring funds. Can be used for things like calculating shipping dates […]

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2006-01-19 (first published: )

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Script Login Roles Permissions in all DBSs

Populate @list variable with account(s) to script. Save output to recreate:Login, Password,Default DB,Server Roles,DB Access,DB Roles,DB Object PermissionsDB level permissions are scripted in all databases. Can recreate a single login, or accepts comma delimted list of logins.NOTE:Stored procedures are created in Master, but are deleted

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2006-01-19 (first published: )

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What is the original database name?

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SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME()

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