Audit script for User/Group permissions on a datab
SQL SCRIPT TO AUDIT THE PERMISSIONS FOR OBJECTS IN A DATABASE.
2004-12-21 (first published: 2004-12-06)
442 reads
Scripts
Update multiple rows (in a set) using a single SP
Here is another variation of processing multiple records with a single procedure call but allowing for set processing.The helper functions make use of the sequencetable pattern. These helper functions can be used to parse strings into records, so one gets a list, or simply return the nth field.There are two functions that will parse into […]
2004-12-17 (first published: 2004-11-05)
796 reads
Large auto-job-creation script for adding backups
This script creates a stored proc that was intended to run from a trigger on the master..sysdatabases for each database creation. Alas. It will create three jobs for each database you apply it to. First, it'll create a job to run a full backup each Sun, at 5am (see below). Those backups will be retained […]
2004-12-16 (first published: 2004-11-11)
383 reads
Auto Fix Orphaned Users
Add this procedure to the master database, it can then be executed from any DB to fix orphaned users (very useful when moving back to development). Using sp_msforeachdb with the proc allows you to resolve orphaned users in all databases in a single command: SP_MSFOREACHDB "USE ?; EXEC SP_AUTOFIX_USERS;"
2004-12-15 (first published: 2004-11-12)
2,909 reads
Build DATELOOKUP table
This script creates a table named DATELOOKUP which is used for looking up date related values. Each record represents date related info about the date in the column dtDate. For example the iMonth column stores the integer value of the month of dtDate and sShortMonth stores the abbreviated name of that same month. Use this […]
2004-12-13 (first published: 2004-11-17)
224 reads
Where_Am_I
This SP takes a string to be searched as input parameter, loops through all tables, views, Sp-s in the database andreturns the name of the object it was found and number of occurences
2004-12-10 (first published: 2004-08-18)
668 reads
MSP_CHECKFILEEXISTS
Simple script (alterable as needed) to verify existence of a file and execute a job if the return result = 1 (true)
2004-12-08 (first published: 2004-10-29)
137 reads
Where_Am_I_With_DB
Updated Where_Am_I script to add database. This way you can park it in your master db and call it anytime you need it for another project/db.
2004-12-07 (first published: 2004-10-29)
163 reads
Random Populate a Table
Is quite a joke, but useful, I guess, and, of course, improvable. It need to use two random number generator (inclued) published some weeks ago here.Some fieldtype needs to be generating-improved (e.g. images) ... I wait suggestions and improvements
2004-12-06 (first published: 2004-10-28)
343 reads
Update_statistics on all database
This script will update statistics on all user databases. The script can be created as a job from SQL Server Agent.
2004-12-03 (first published: 2004-10-27)
659 reads
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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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