sp to transform a UniqueIdentifier to a String
Uses the system relatively Undocumented sp sp_MSguidtostr to do the conversion from a GUID to a string
2002-07-18
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Scripts
A simple CrossTab procedure
this procedure gets a tableName,X axis column, Y axis column and a Value and draw a Pivot table from the Original Table Script also include an How to Use section
2002-07-15
1,410 reads
Sproc to shrink transaction log
This script creates a stored procedure to shrink the transaction log in the database it is created in. The stored procedure shrinks each transaction log file in the database, to the size specified.
2002-07-14
704 reads
Kill Processes in a Database
This script kills all the processes using a given database. It is useful for removing users from a database so it can be restored.To use this script change the server variable and the database variable at the top of the script. Notifications are written to the windows application eventlog.Use this script at your own risk. […]
2002-07-12
1,152 reads
List all columns, from a database
This script will list all columns, their datatypes, and sizes from any database. It can be very useful for contractor DBAs who need to quickly scan all tables, and very helpful for developers, or when you just need a quick list of fields for a meeting.
2002-07-12
1,350 reads
Script to create a standby database server.
This script will do a full backup and transaction log backup of all the user database on the primary server and restore it over to the secondary server. The full backup/restore runs once every day and the transaction log backup/restore runs every minutes. Just provide the name of the primary and the secondary server and […]
2002-07-12
548 reads
A new version of RowCount
Hello,Here is a (another one, but improved) stored procedure that returns rowcounts for all tables in the current database, or only for @tablename, if provided. Output can be ordered by name or by number of rows.Improvement : Rowcount is right aligned and formatted with thousand separator.To use it : - open a connection on your […]
2002-07-11
350 reads
Adding Sorts to SQL Server Views
Microsoft says that you cannot add an ORDER BY to a view unless it comes with a TOP clause at the beginning of the query. Many people think that if that's true then you cannot "Order" the whole query but only the top few. However, this is not true because when you use TOP 100 […]
2002-07-11
275 reads
Generate Number Range 2
Alternate method for generating a rowset with all of the numbers in a specified range.
2002-07-11
449 reads
Generating automatic select stmt for all columns
Here's how to use the derived table technique to generate an automatic script for selecting all columns in a table:
2002-07-11
554 reads
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I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
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