SQL 2000 OnlyThis script will create a stored procedure and a table in the master database. Simply run the stored procedure and supply a database name as a parameter. It will do the following:1. Gather/Log DBCC SHOWCONTIG statistics (pre defrag)2. Defragment all user indexes in the database3. Gather/Log DBCC SHOWCONTIG statistics (post defrag)4. DBCC DBREINDEX […]
2004-11-11 (first published: 2003-03-19)
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SP_WHO_3 is a very powerful utility for all DBAs. It displays processes connected to the system and what they are doing. It can find blocking processes, can return the Input Buffer for everything in the recordset returned, and provides immense filtering and sorting capabilities. It's designed to be extremely efficient, yet it provides many more […]
2004-11-09 (first published: 2004-08-05)
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Allows specification of a database whose properties are to be listed. Allows showing properties by category (Null, false, or true).
2004-11-08 (first published: 2004-08-07)
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2004-11-05 (first published: 2004-08-08)
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The situation arises when we are displaying data in a grid or some other control at front end level, where the user is making corresponding changes in the grid and at last when the user click for update button, the whole changes should be posted back to the database. This can be achieved by two […]
2004-11-04 (first published: 2004-08-10)
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The ability to page in SQL Server is one of those things that everyone wants, but can't quite seem to get from Microsoft. Many ideas have been posted, each claiming to be _the_ way to do it. In the spirit of mine is better than yours, I've implemented my own paging scheme.A feature that is […]
2004-11-01 (first published: 2004-08-13)
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This script creates a table and populates it with information about all dates between a (configurable) start date and end date.It creates a table called MyDates in a database called MyDB in which this is done but the script can be easily edited create the table in whichever DB you want it with whatever name […]
2004-10-28 (first published: 2004-08-20)
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Here is a simple view that is useful to pull basic data dictionary information out of your DB user tables. The description field is an extended property that I like to use for built in documentation of fields. This only works with 2000, 7 had a slightly different layout for the system tables.
2004-10-27 (first published: 2004-08-20)
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Updated! Now supports both SQL Litespeed and native backup commands in one script! Several new bug fixes please see the header of the script. Error messages to add are now at the bottom of the script! This stored procedure will backup a single database or all databases it will also perform ether a full, diff, […]
2004-10-26 (first published: 2004-05-27)
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usp_restore - This will restore a backup performed with SQL LiteSpeed from DBAssocatesIT or by the standard backup database routines in SQL Server Please check below the declarations to find the user settable options for this script If the target database is currently in a loading status or cannot be read from this restore it […]
2004-10-25 (first published: 2004-05-27)
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While attending SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, there were a lot of announcements...
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I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers