Script move of DB files from one location to another
Generates Scripts to move DB files from one location to another SQL and powershell scripts
2016-04-11 (first published: 2014-03-19)
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Scripts
Code For Truncating Table with foreign Key Constraints
This can be used for data warehouses as well as truncating table with foreign key constraints.
2016-04-08 (first published: 2014-07-07)
2,660 reads
Script out all alerts
Sometimes you want to copy all the alerts that you've got set up on one server to add them to another
2016-04-06 (first published: 2014-05-13)
6,244 reads
A new set-based T-SQL solution for Sudoku puzzle
New set-based T-SQL solution for Sudoku puzzle using binary data and bitwise operations.
2016-04-05 (first published: 2015-06-08)
1,973 reads
2016-04-01 (first published: 2016-03-23)
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Delete Backups Older than N Days
SCRIPT TO DELETE OLDER THAN N' DAYS BACKUP FROM A DEFAULT BACKUP DIRECTORY. IF DAYS = 0, PROVIDED,
IT WILL DELETE ALL BACKUP FILES FROM THE BACKUP LOCATION.
2016-03-31 (first published: 2015-03-16)
5,681 reads
Accurate Time between Two Dates in Year, Month,Day Format
This script shows the total time between two dates.
2016-03-29 (first published: 2014-07-09)
3,125 reads
Find missing index in the whole instance
This script scans all DB-s in the instance & send result to the email. I use sp_MSforechdb function & missing index finding script what i found here https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj128029.aspx
2016-03-28 (first published: 2016-03-23)
1,079 reads
2016-03-25 (first published: 2015-01-30)
2,749 reads
AD HOC Queries with Excel Output (Multiple Instances)
From a plain text containing multiple instance names you can deploy EXCEL files to report just changing your query text
2016-03-24 (first published: 2016-03-08)
1,244 reads
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SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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