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Remove old DTS Package versions

This Procedure is what I use to clean out all the old DTS package version on my server periodically. You just place it in the msdb database and run it as you need to.Note: Although I have never had an issue with it, I do suggest backup msdb database beforehand, just in case you wack […]

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2002-11-30

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Setting permissions (Updated: UDF's now set)

Here is a script I wrote to automate updating of permission on a database. Often running as sa I forget to set the rights for objects when distributing db objects. It provides the capability to process only certain object types, and whether or not to print and execute the persmissions change or just print out […]

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2002-11-22

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Grant/Revoke EXEC permissions  for all procs in DB

Useful in dev environments when you need to periodically assign execute permissions on all procs in a db (drop/create scripts may have been run without re-assigning permissions)Accepts DB name, ProcLike for matching 'starts with' pattern against proc names in DB, revoke (optional - defaults to 0/True) specifies wheter to GRANT or REVOKE permissions

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2002-11-21

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Monitoring SQL Server downtime

The following script creates a monitoring utility to find out for how long a sql server was down prior to the latest startup. The script creates one table (tblHeartbeat), four stored procedures (uspFillHeartBeat, uspGetDowntimeSummary, uspCleanHeartbeat, uspAtStartup) and two jobs (FillHeartbeat and CleanHeartbeat).Notes:1. By convention I introduced in my company (UGO Networks, Inc.) all "service" database […]

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2002-11-21

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Creat a Pivot Table with several options

Create a pivot Table similiar to Microsoft Access Pivot Command, Specify if there should be totals at the bottom, right or both..Uses a temporary table to hold the values..Bad part is the SQL that is generated can have no more than 4000 Characters..If not using any NVARCHAR characters, could make the sql up to 8000 […]

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2002-11-18

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