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Checks Triggers status on User- Databases.

Introduction:SQL Server 7.0 introduced a new class of functions that return a wide range of property information that isn't readily available in SQL Server 6.5 and earlier versions. These functions have three general classes: TypeProperty, which returns information about a data type; ObjectProperty, which returns information about objects in the current database; and ColumnProperty, which […]

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2002-07-19

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Part I: Table Size Estimation

This script will provide the first four values required for estimating the size of a database table.  It will satisfy steps one and two in MS estimation process for the amount of space required to store the data in a MS SQL Server v7.0 or v2000 table:1    Specify the number of rows present in the […]

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2002-07-19

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sp_dir - Procedure to list database objects

Lists objects from database. Similar to 'dir' command from DOS 🙂Typical usage sp_dir 't' 'order*', 1     - returns list of all tables whose name start with 'order' plus their columns and data typessp_dir 'p' 'custom*_sp' -  returns list of all stored procedures whose name start with 'custom' and end up with '_sp'For list of […]

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