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Script to Generate DataDictionary for Database

This Procedure is used to generate the datadistionary for a database.It gives following columns : table_id, table_name,column_order,column_name, column_description Usage: Create the Procedure in the database where the datadisctionary need to be generated.Call : Execute Generate_getDataDictionary Return the result in Tabular format.

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2005-08-12 (first published: )

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Procedure to Search any sql Object

So many times I do not remember the name of table or stored procedure I have created, and it becomes time consuming to search object by firing query on sysobjects or search using Enterprise Manager.It is a simple Stored Prodeure where the Parameter is the Hint of the Object name and Object Type.It will fetch […]

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2005-08-11 (first published: )

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Finding All Index Info for Small Databases

This is a simple script which would list sp_helpindex information for all the tables in the database. You dont have to provide any table name or anything. Just run it on the database from which you want to retrieve the information.This is helpful when you have several servers running the same form of DB, and […]

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2005-08-10 (first published: )

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Index Information with column name in whole databs

Through this script we can fetch on regular index information with whole database. Here i am use temporary tebale concept show no procedure so its run quickly and also fetch information from production database in uptime. No sytem generate index information not send me.

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2005-08-09 (first published: )

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Remove decimal places without rounding

There was a script here not too long ago which showed how to 'truncate' a number to two decimal places without rounding. This used a lot of casts to varchars and back.The solution worked, but I knew there had to be a way of doing exactly this without having to go back and forth between […]

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2005-08-08 (first published: )

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usp_ToggleDatabases

usp_ToggleDatabases is a simple procedure that will switch the names of two databases.One of the main problems with using sp_renamedb to switch databases is that the procedure will wait until the database is free before the rename can be completed. If the new live database is also in use then there is a likelyhood that […]

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2005-08-04 (first published: )

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Replication PreScreen for proper Primary Keys

THIS TABLE WILL HODL YOUR TABLENAME AND UP TO THREE KEY COLUMNS FOR CREATING YOUR PRIMARY KEYSTHE OTHER COLUMNS ARE USED IN PROCESSING THE KEY'S AND GENERATING THE ALTER TABLE ASTATEMENTS TOCREATE THE PRIMARY KEYS FOR YOUR DB. THIS TOOL IS HANDY FOR PREPPING FOR A REPLICATION STRATEGY TO HELP YOU QUICKLY INDENTIFY IF YOU […]

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2005-08-03 (first published: )

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LOG SHIPPING FROM SCRATCH

We were experiencing significant issues with Cross Domain Log Shipping, even after getting help from Microsoft. The main reason was that in SQL Server 2000 you cannot access the Log Shipping Wizard from a scripting interface. This set of stored Procedures is all you need to setup a good log shipping framework in your organization […]

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2005-08-01 (first published: )

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Generate Insert Statements

If you wish to save the contents of your database as insert statements, this script will generate a text file that has all data formatted as insert statements. This way you can save off the data as a script to send to a client or combine with a create script to rebuild the database on […]

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2005-07-29 (first published: )

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Generate Quick Snapshot of table structures.

I use this script to quickly compare databases. In the past, I would generate creation scripts and compare those but that is tedious at best. This script generates a report of the metadata in an easy to read format that includes...- Table and Field Listing with types.- Foreign Key information- Primary Key and Index information- […]

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2005-07-28 (first published: )

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RegEx Functions IV

I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:

EmailAddressID EmailAddress
7              dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM
8              Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM
If I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10
 *
 FROM person.EmailAddress
 WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i')
 AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)

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