NULLs to Not NULLs
Script finds char types columns defined to allow NULL values but have non NULL values and generates the ALTER statements for the changes.
2016-02-22 (first published: 2016-02-08)
1,024 reads
Scripts
Grant EXECUTE on all user-defines types
Gives execute permission on all user-defined types for the specific user
2016-02-19 (first published: 2016-02-03)
851 reads
SQL Agent job to show SQL Server service details upon agent restart
To show SQL Server and physical server details upon instance restart so that we have visibility of unexpected issues with servers and services.
2016-02-18 (first published: 2016-02-04)
746 reads
Enhanced Index Rebuild Script
Enhanced version of Index Rebuilt Script originally written by Michelle Ufford, which now includes latest version updates and additional features.
2016-02-17 (first published: 2016-02-04)
1,934 reads
Restore Redgate Transaction logs files via SQL
The script will restore the all the transaction logs files generated by Red Gate after extracting into .trn files.
2016-02-16 (first published: 2016-02-02)
530 reads
2016-02-15 (first published: 2016-01-29)
960 reads
Transfer/copy data between servers using Remote Connection
Synch tables from Server 1 to Server 2 with out dropping tables in server 2 which do not exists in server 1.
2016-02-11 (first published: 2016-02-01)
1,100 reads
2016-02-05 (first published: 2014-05-15)
3,299 reads
Index stats with key,included columns, size - all you can eat
Get total access,updates, rowlocks,pagelocks, stats date,rowcount for all tables or specific table by partition
2016-02-04 (first published: 2016-01-22)
910 reads
Design : Find table with Identities with missing unique constraints
In an OLTP DB, other than an autogenerated Identity , there should be something else on the table which makes the non-identity data unique, as in, unique if you had to drop the ID column.
2016-02-03 (first published: 2016-01-22)
505 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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