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No more orphan users!

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.

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2003-02-03

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Log DISK IO statistics per Database file!!!

Well, ever wanted to know what was happening on disk....You could with FN_vitrualfilestats....Here is a NICE SPROC that samples all databases and puts it in a table. You can choose if you want to Retain values in the table or that it must be cleaned every time the sproc runs.( Put this data in a […]

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2003-01-31

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Delete record efficiently. (sp_CheckAndDelete )

The sp_CheckAndDelete stored procedure specially created for handling process of data deleting efficiently in MS SQL Server 2000 tables, as it is too difficult to handle this process when dependants exist for record to be deleted. When the deleting process is done with sp_CheckAndDelete stored procedure, you will be informed the status of the process […]

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2003-01-30

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List all the associated tables for a view

I had recent request for a script to list all the views for a database along with the associated tables the columns depend on. It is a rather simple script but as I have not seen a similar one, I thought I would share it with my fellow dbas. It returns information about views specific […]

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2003-01-23

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Build a script for CREATE DATABASE/FOR ATTACH

It is easy enough to detach and reattach databases in SQL 2000 providing you have less than 16 files to attach.I manage some very large databases and these sometimes need to be detached and reattached (i.e. for moving a database file from one volume to another).I have more than 16 files to contend with on […]

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2003-01-22

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Build Restore Scripts for All User Databases

Something I really hate is typing something repetitive.  To prepare for our Disaster Recovery plan, I wrote this script.It is a bit strange in that it requires 2 run iterations to generate the desired result.I use a naming standard for backup files of the form:D_DBName.Bakand a naming standard for database files of the form:DBName_Dx.Mdf for […]

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2003-01-22

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BIT_COUNT() III

In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:

select bit_count(-1)
What is returned?

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