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sp_dba_checkblocked fix for sp_NotifyBlock

Problems with error 512 more than 1 result returned due to the operator outside of the query. Found this when tested with multiple blocks going on at once. It worked fine when there was only 1 block. Depending on the type of server there can be a "whole lot of blocking going on "Replaced with […]

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2002-01-01

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Monitor File Growth - Set Based sp_MSforeachdb

This is a script, similar to some you have seen in the past, that will monitor file growth on all databases for the given server. This script is not a fancy solution that has a tons of bells and whistles but, it is efficient. The script is a concantanation of the create table / populate […]

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2001-12-21

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Granting Access Permissions...

Usually when we recreate or rename a table we need to give the appropriate access permissions to the SQL users...this is very common in database under development environment where frequently table structure changes and we have to recreate it....we can accomplish this with Enterprise Manager but what will you do if Enterprise Manager fails to […]

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2001-12-18

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List Table Definition

System Stored Procedure to List the Table Definition of a table as a printable report. The procedure must exist in the master database. This works for any table in the current database. Do not fully qualify the tablename. Calling sample: use pubs exec sp_listtabledef 'authors'

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2001-12-18

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