This stored procedure detaches and re-attaches a database without specifying a filename for the transaction log. This causes SQL Server to create log file with default size of 512kb.After playing around with SHRINKDATABASE, SHRINKFILE, forcing the virtual log to wrap around, etc... I found this was the quickest and most reliable method of reclaiming the […]
2002-02-25
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If you've ever been stuck having to write stored procedures to support an application, check this script out. This script will automatically generate seperate parameter driven select, insert, delete, and update stored procedures. Simply call these stored procedures from your application, passing parameters. This stored procedure requires only one parameter; table name. Creates scripts with […]
2002-02-21
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Find a string in Procedures, Triggers, Constraints, Defaults, Functions, and Views. First off this will not work for any items that have the WITH ENCRYPTION remark in them. With this is can pose a string such as 'INSERT' against all the 'P'rocedures to get a return of which Procedures have an INSERT statment in them […]
2002-02-21
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list all user tables,stored procedures involving these tabels and the scrips of these procedures
2002-02-21
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An update to sp_spaceused2. This update fixes some problems related to dbs that are non-accessible such being offline. This stored proc can be run from any database when compiled in master and can report information on all databases at once. Get information on all dbs, one db, one db and all its tables or one […]
2002-02-19
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The following batchfile demonstrates how to use Windows command extension to extract the values of sp_spaceused for each table in the database. The output of sp_spaceused itself contains strings that do not get easily analyzed. The batch file extracts the numbers and outputs the sizes for each table in the database.Copy the batchfile to a […]
2002-02-18
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This script interrogates the system tables and provides a list of user tables with related stored procedures and triggers. Alternately, reordering the temporary table provides a list of stored procedures with the table names used in each procedure.
2002-02-18
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That is a good script but with a little problem. It shows 1 less table than in the schema. Its not a script from me so I have not changed the contributor's name.The only change is I have made is moved FETCH NEXT statement at the end of the loop and removed IF @@FETCH_STATUS = […]
2002-02-18
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If you've ever needed a convenient and quick way to convert/validate what could possibly be a mm/yy or mm/yyyy date to mm/dd/yyyy (date of month is 01) check out this custom function. Eg: select dbo.datemy('04/02') outputs smalldatetime '2002-04-01 00:00:00'. Select dbo.datemy('04/2002') outputs the same smalldatetime '2002-04-01 00:00:00'.
2002-02-15
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You can effectively rename a user account but as this is messing wit the system tables I would suggest dropping and adding the user back. But for those of you who really want to know how here it is.First off I tested this and it works fine renaming a user. However this is directly modifying […]
2002-02-14
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Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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