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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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 […]
2003-01-31
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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 […]
2003-01-30
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This little query gives the table name and rowcount for each table in the database that its run.
2003-01-30
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Lets you search all db objects for a string.EXECUTE spFindTextInObjects 'UNION ALL', 1 GOEXECUTE spFindTextInObjects 'XML EXPLICIT'GOEXECUTE spFindTextInObjects 'DECLARE%CURSOR', 1GOEXECUTE spFindTextInObjects '@@IDENTITY', 1GO
2003-01-29
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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 […]
2003-01-23
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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 […]
2003-01-22
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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 […]
2003-01-22
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