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Column_Gitter Part Deux

This script is similar to Column_Gitter.  I noticed this script and wanted to present the same output without the use of cursors.  Both scripts work well and produce the same results.  This little utility comes in handy if you do a lot of SQL coding. Given a table name, it'll return four results: The names […]

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2003-08-14

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Database data dictionary

This script returns a description of the database with references to all tables in the database with keys listed. If the column description has been filled out the listing includes that text.If you want to get a report on the structure of each database, just add this script to each database, and then use a […]

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2003-08-14

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ISINTEGER function

This function is similar to the ISNUMERIC native function, but tests for a valid integer.  ISNUMERIC can return false positive results when testing for a valid integer.  For example this select returns a value of 1 (true):select isnumeric('3d8')For 6.x and 7.0, you can easily convert it to a procedure.

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2003-08-14

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List All Constraints

These four scripts list concise information about all Default, Check, Unique, Foreign Key, and Primary Key constraints for the database in which they are run.  With minor column modifications, they could easily be unioned to provide a single list. The usual caveat applies about directly accessing system tables. They may change in future versions and/or […]

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2003-08-14

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Script to View Server's Free HD Space

This VBScript script lets you display the available disk space in each one of your administered DB servers.You have to call it with ONE argument: the filename of an archive that contains a list of known servers over which you have administration permissions.  If you program VBScript, you can put alarms when any drive goes […]

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2003-08-13

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Column_Gitter

This little utility comes in handy if you do a lot of SQL coding. Given a table name, it'll return four results: The names of the columns, the names with their datatypes, the list of columns with each one set to an identically-named variable, and a list of variables with the same names as the […]

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2003-08-12

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Capture useful info about your SQL Server dbs

The server goes down and you are scrambling to remember settings, file names, locations, etc. about your databases on that server. This script captures that useful information before a serious problem occurs. I run it as an OSQL (ISQL) job and send the output file to my backup folder so the infomation goes to tape […]

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2003-08-07

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