If, like me, you are constantly restoring/moving several databases between multiple environments (development to staging, production to training, etc.), you know how tedious it can get to use EM, or to manually type out all those RESTORE...WITH MOVE statements in QA.Even having a saved script isn't the ideal thing, as you still need to go […]
2003-02-10
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I came across a situation where I needed to fix a vendors permissions issue. It required changing permissions on 338 views and tables, and leaving only 5 intact. Below is the Script I used to perform this task.
2003-02-10
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This Stored Procedure can attach multiple data File that have *.mdf or *.ldf Extention ..Example :you have multiple data file on your "c:\SQL_data directory" .. just type this on your query analyzer.. of course you have to be a member of sysadmin fixed server role exec attach_db "c:\SQL_data"
2003-02-08
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This script find the size of the data and log file for every database on your server and add it to a table. But it could do with some added sparkle! Still it is simple to run, you might want to change the database from utils mind.
2003-02-07
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Regarding the recent script I submitted (dropping/recreating all procedures/views) - I made an important oversight. I neglected to add a CASE statement in order to make sure that the appropriate type of object was being referenced in the DROP statement.Below is the corrected script:
2003-02-06
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This script gives you an idea on how long the processing time is for your SQL jobs. It will depend on how many records are being retained on the sysjobhistory table (scripts defaults to the last 30 days--may not find any history at all).One may find it useful when there are so many sql jobs […]
2003-02-06
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There are times when you may need to drop and re-create all stored procedures and/or views in your database. For example, in cases where procedures or views are causing blocked locks or other performance problems, a recent article (http://www.sswug.org/see.asp?s=1166&id=13448) suggested dropping/re-creating procedures and views after a service pack has been installed. The installation of a […]
2003-02-05
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I was fed up of manipulating sysusers after restoring a db from one server to another.Just put thgis script on QA after restoring db. It will check all db users (not tested for secure connections) and will restore orphan users. Check it out!Hope this script will help.
2003-02-03
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Set deadlines by adding business days or business hours to a datetime value. Returns a new datetime that ignores weekends and holidays when adding days, or hours outside of business hours (e.g. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) when adding hours
2003-02-03
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This script list all SQL Server Jobs with schedule details. One will not need to go to the enterprise manager and verify each job properties just to get the scheduled frequency for each job.
2003-01-31
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By Brian Kelley
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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