Changing database mail account SMTP servers
This will generate a script that drops and recreates existing db mail accounts and change the smpt server.
2013-07-08 (first published: 2013-06-19)
826 reads
Scripts
2013-07-03 (first published: 2013-06-07)
893 reads
Free space for all database files
I wrote this script to help determine which data files are taking up space on an instance.
2013-07-02 (first published: 2013-06-05)
1,612 reads
2013-06-25 (first published: 2013-06-03)
1,567 reads
Locate a column across databases
This utility will locate a column across a subset or all databases across a server. Can be configured to run across versions, and can search tables, views or both.
2013-06-24 (first published: 2013-05-31)
1,252 reads
Reindexing for fragmented indexes
Script will give you the list of fragemented indexes.
(For SQL 2005-2008)
2013-06-21 (first published: 2013-05-31)
1,941 reads
Restore Script Generator
Create restore script from a SQL Backup file. A must have for your DBA Tool Belt.
2013-06-18 (first published: 2013-05-30)
2,315 reads
Re-Trust Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
This script will attempt to re-trust untrusted foreign keys and will report counts of successes and failures.
2013-06-17 (first published: 2013-05-30)
1,172 reads
How Long Backups Will Take
When you are running a backup or a restore, this script gives you an estimate of completion time.
2013-06-14 (first published: 2013-05-30)
1,610 reads
2013-06-13 (first published: 2013-05-30)
3,123 reads
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A Limited Startup
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