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Get all Tables and Columns for each Database

This script will get the name of each database from master..sysdatabases, then use each database's Information Schemata to get the tables and columns in each of the databases. Several recent requests for assistance have used this to answer their needs. I ran it across 245 databases and pulled back 1.4 million results in about 30 […]

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2004-04-15

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Script and Export (via BCP) SQL Tables

Script via OLE Automation and Export via BCP.  Check for existance of object, checks count of table with count of exported file (reads BCP output).  Will do DBCC UPDATEUSAGE if at first the SQL record count does not match BCP count.  Full options for scripting (with w/o indexes, Referential integrity, etc).  REQUIRES ADMIN ACCESS - […]

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2004-04-15

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Write Text File

Adapted from Rodrigo Acosta's script which exports to a text file the text of SPs.  Parameters are the table/view name (may include a WHERE clause) , the output file path/name, and an optional list of fields (may include user-defined functions,cast/convert,etc..., the default is '*').

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2004-04-06

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SP to find text in code objects in all user db's.

This script creates a stored procedure which helps to find text in all of your code objects in all your databases. It searches the code of SP's, UDF's, views, triggers, and it searches in all databases.Output is a result set with DbName, ObjectName and ObjectType.Advantages are- works reliable also with source codes longer than 4000 […]

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2004-03-31

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Script object or user permissions

script useful for copying permissions from one database to another like test to production.Tim Stahlhut SEE sp_helprotect for params meaning Note: If you wish to script system object permission remove 'IsMSShipped' block of code. Fixed missing code & re-formatted it to look better.

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2004-03-26

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Search For SPs which contain a specific String.

This Stored Procedure is for Searching all the user defined Stored Procedures in a database for the existence of a specified string . This is especially useful when you have changed some Column name and want to Find the Column Name in all the Stored Procedures where it is used, so it will return you […]

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2004-03-26

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