This script will create another script that has all foreign key DDL that exists in a given database. You only have to run this, and then select the results of this script and paste it into another query window, or if for some reason you have lost your DDL this will enable you to retrieve […]
2003-11-12
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Hi guys What about a function that converts a number figure into words.This sample script is to demonstrate the procedural capabilities of SQL Server . Samples select fig2words(10) will give --Ten-- ,select fig2words(103) will give --one hundred and three -- The author uses much under utilized capability of SQL Server the recursive function calls to […]
2003-11-11
583 reads
This is a bummed version of many of the "csv creating" scripts I've seen. No need to use a temp table or loop; the string can be built with one select statement (Select @String = isnull(@String + ',','') + Column From Table)
2003-11-10
408 reads
Use SQL-DMO to find database size used for more than one sql server in your enviroment.
2003-11-10
203 reads
Sometimes it's necessary to strip non-numeric characters from the string, so you can convert to integer without error. Often it happens when you want to use stored procedure, especially system procedures. The output there can be already with some characters (MB, KB and such), but you want this result to be used for your own […]
2003-11-10
1,347 reads
This will make a comma seperated list from a column using 2 select statements.
2003-11-07
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This stored proc notify the user(s) if the data/log file grew. When you execute it for the first time it will get the data/log files sizes and inserts in a table. Next time when you run the script if will compare the current size with the previous files size. This script must need sqlmail configured […]
2003-11-07
1,549 reads
We can use this sp to clear data in tables. I mainly created this sp for two reason. 1.This is useful to commence the testing from scratch. 2.Whenever we ask the database backup from our customer. They hesitant to give the production database because of confidential. I have used Delete and Truncate statement to clear […]
2003-11-06
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sp_ExecVBScript allows you to execute either a .vbs file or an ad-hoc VBScript command within a T-SQL batch. Note that the command (whether it be ad-hoc or contained in the .vbs file) cannot have any code that requires user input (such as Input Boxes or Message Boxes).
2003-11-05
7,760 reads
Not my script but a guy a work with (Bruce Canaday). This will restore all databases in a given directory. It will also create the data and log directories if they don't exist. A DR Drill dream :).
2003-11-05
3,050 reads
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I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
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Has anyone encountered recurring request latency when using Microsoft Access with SQL Server 2025...
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