Create EndPoint
Server principal 'xx\yy' has granted one or more permission(s). Revoke the permission(s) before dropping the server principal. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 15173). If you are gett
2016-10-03 (first published: 2016-09-16)
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Scripts
Work time calculation
One way to calculate how many minutes a person has worked considering holidays and shifts, being given starting and ending date / time
2016-09-29 (first published: 2016-09-08)
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Simple Object and String Search within Objects
This Simple script will help to do a Server wide search for an object name or usage of a String in Object Code like Function, Procedure, Views
2016-09-26 (first published: 2016-08-25)
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2016-09-23 (first published: 2016-08-30)
591 reads
2016-09-20 (first published: 2016-08-17)
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Querying deadlock graph from SQL Extended Events
Sample script to read deadlock graph XML from default system health XEvent.
2016-09-16 (first published: 2014-10-16)
4,684 reads
Checking All Date Columns in a Table(s)
Find minimum and maximum values for all date columns in a table or range of tables, using a mask.
2016-09-15 (first published: 2014-10-27)
3,068 reads
Split string using multiple delimiters - version 2
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/split+string/117123/
The above script will split upto 256 char length only. This new version will split upto N length.
2016-09-14 (first published: 2014-10-30)
1,861 reads
Calculate distance between 2 coordinates/latlong
This function is used to get the distance between 2 coordinates/latlong in the different formats
2016-09-13 (first published: 2014-10-31)
1,714 reads
Read all trace file data and print the action performed
If you want to read trace file records from default trace location and want to print to see what are all the activities happened on SQL Server, the query will be helpful for you.
2016-09-12 (first published: 2014-11-12)
2,340 reads
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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