Simple Security String
Copy and paste this script into Query Analyzer and run it.Use this script to generate a simple security string of 0's and 1's.
2002-07-19
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Scripts
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 […]
2002-07-19
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Example of How ti Use UpdateText and TextPrt
a Basic Example of how to use TEXTPTR and updatetext in T-SQL to MANIPULATE text columns
2002-07-18
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Example of How to use set IDENTITY_INSERT
a Basic example of how to manipulate an IDENTITY COLUMN AN HOW TO STOP the automatic counting using SET IDETNTITY_INSERT
2002-07-18
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Get computer Net Name in T-SQL
procedure is an extended xp called xp_getNetName to get the computer network identifcation name
2002-07-18
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Get session id by Login Name
a Procedure to get the SQL sid for a Login either SQL standard or WINDOWS authenticated
2002-07-18
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Get the entire directory structure in T-SQL
there are 2 extended STORED PROCEDURES xp_dirtree will get the directory name and nesting level from a given parameter root directory xp_subdirs will get the directories list in the first sub level from a given parameter root directory
2002-07-18
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Getting Information if a file exists in SQL
THERE is an extended sp called xp_fileexists given a full path to a file Name information is a 3 Bit vector 0/1 if a file doesn't/does exist0/1 is given name is a directory0/1 if the parent directory exists
2002-07-18
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How to Encrypt a password in T-SQL
A function to enctypt a string good for hiding passwords in the database comparing password is done via the PWDCOMPARE function
2002-07-18
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Mark DTS Task As Complete
This is a VBScript that can be placed in an ActiveX Script Task. The purpose of this script is to mark other tasks in the DTS package as complete before they execute. In this way you can ensure a task does not execute.The Dim and Set lines give you access to the objects in the […]
2002-07-18
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Hyperscale Replicas III
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Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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