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List User 's Permissions in Database

Do you ever need to look for a given user's permissions for security reasons or move the permissions for that user from test environment to production? This is a script, which will generate print statements, which can be use to view/grant, the permissions of all dbo objects, which the given user has, which is not […]

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2004-08-16 (first published: )

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Locate missing columns across entire server

This script will help you locate columns that you provide in a comma delimited format.  You pass it as few or as many columns as you want in the following format: ',,....' and this will generate you a report that states which database, and table each column you passed is in. 

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2004-08-13 (first published: )

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DATABASE / TABLE SIZE ESTIMATER

The code in this procedure takes standard formula’s given by Microsoft and calculates approximate size of a table as per the fields  & indexs on that table. The procdure can be quickly be used in a loop to work for entire database. Refer to article http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/createdb/cm_8_des_02_92k3.asp for the actual document containing the formula’s used.There are […]

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2004-08-11 (first published: )

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Add all users to user databaes as readonly

I am new to writing scripts so dont blast be to bad.  This is a script to make all logins of a sql server readonly users to all user databases.  Mainly after a restore from a different server. (for reporting maybe) Any methods to optimize this script are fine.

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2004-08-06 (first published: )

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Generate Strong Passwords for Standard SQL Logins

This script will generate random Strong Passwords for all Standard SQL Logins for a specified SQL Server.  It currently does ALL standard logins, including SA, so you would want to add to the WHERE clause in the SELECT_LOGINS constant if you want to limit the logins.  The password generated will be 10 - 15 characters […]

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2004-08-05 (first published: )

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Check DB into VSS

I use this VBScript to get a DDL copy of all objects in my DB, and check them into SourceSafe if they have changed. I run it via Scheduled Tasks every night.  Make sure unauthorised users have no access to the script location, as you need to enter the VSS password in it.

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2004-08-04 (first published: )

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Run DTS Pkg from VBScript (with progress dialog)

This script will run a DTS package from any registered SQL Server instance and display the standard package execution progress dialog while the package is running.To specify the SQL Server instance and package to run, amend the parameters for the ExecuteDTS function in the "Main Program" section of the script.The script is written using SQL […]

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2004-08-03 (first published: )

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