Cleanup backup file folder future 7 days
Two PowerShell scripts to create backup folders and clean up old files.
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-16)
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Scripts
Stored Procedure Generation Script
This script produces scripts for all the stored procedures in a database.
2025-06-18 (first published: 2025-06-13)
1,095 reads
T-SQL Table Valued Function to compare Semantic Versions
Semantic versioning (SemVer) is a standardized system for labeling software releases using a three-part number—major, minor, and patch—optionally followed by pre-release labels and build metadata. Comparing semantic versions is complex because it requires handling both numeric and string components, as well as special precedence rules for pre-releases and stable versions. SQL Server’s hierarchyid data type is ideally suited for comparing the numeric parts of semantic versions, enabling efficient and accurate ordering without the pitfalls of string comparison or manual parsing.
2025-05-27
285 reads
Script-Drop Orphan users from SQL Server Database
This script will help to find orphan users on all databases and will remove them.
2025-05-20
579 reads
2025-05-06
1,014 reads
SQL Server Heath Check Script
This script runs a SQL server Health check for services, databases, Always On, replication, CDC job status.
2025-05-05
1,263 reads
fetch an execution plan from SQL Server's buffer cache
To fetch an execution plan from SQL Server's buffer cache (i.e., the in-memory cache of execution plans), you can query the dynamic management views (DMVs) that SQL Server exposes.
2025-04-30
284 reads
List the Databases To Which You Have Access
Explanation: sys.databases contains information about all databases on the SQL Server instance. • HAS_DBACCESS(name) = 1 filters out the databases you dont have access to. •ORDER BY name sorts the result alphabetically.
2025-03-04
391 reads
Database mdf & ldf files size, used space, Free space in MB
This script will help to get the Database mdf & ldf files size, used space, Free space in MB.
2025-02-27 (first published: 2025-02-25)
418 reads
T-SQL Script for Monitoring Database Size in SQL Server
This T-SQL script helps you monitor the size and status of all databases on your SQL Server instance, providing insights into space usage and performance.
2025-01-29 (first published: 2025-01-20)
1,012 reads
Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
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This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
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OUTER APPLY Fundamentals: Part 2
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The Range of Customers
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers