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Generate Insert Statements Easily - Updated

This script will generate insert statements for the given tables. You can pass the tables names, separated by commas, into sp_DataAsInsCommand stored procedure as in the example below:EXEC sp_DataAsInsCommand 'employee,titleauthor,pub_info'Updated on 5/25/01 to correct an issue with columns that are short like a column defined as char(1), to correct another issue with the Identity column […]

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2005-06-01 (first published: )

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Check missing exec permission on Stored proc

Stored procedure usp_CheckMissingPermission_for_User checks missing exec permission for given user or group on all the stored procedures within the database. It not only detects missing exec permission, but also generates a scripts for you to fix the problem.

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2005-05-30 (first published: )

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Generates Filegroup listing on a db for each table

This script generates filegroup listing on a given database for each table within the database. This will be very handy to indentify which table is built on a particular filegroup. This is useful for a VLDB (very large database).

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2005-05-27 (first published: )

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Backup DB and Email

I have the need to backup multiple MS SQL databases and email to a support email address.I have added on an original script to produce a fairly robust db back and email script.You can either email the db or just a notification of backup.Script will also maintain db's for a set length of time before […]

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2005-05-20 (first published: )

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HexToSmallInt

Hans asked if it could be faster. This is about 10% faster; not much. His is admittedly more readable, and mine will act very strangely with invalid hex digits.How does it work? I'm converting the string '1234' to the value 0x31323334 (for example), then subtracting '0000' so that it is 0-based in each byte (CONVERT(INT,0x30303030) […]

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2005-05-16 (first published: )

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SQL Blocking and Blocked Proc + Notifi - Part2

Based on the script by Paul Delmarche ( http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/contributions/1482.asp ).Updated to now include the spid, username, blocked and blocking SQL statements in the email (still logged to table).Schedule the procedure to run at defined intervals (I use 2 minutes)

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2005-05-12 (first published: )

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Backing Up a DMK

In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?

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