2012-11-16 (first published: 2012-10-02)
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Scripts
Script to construct a restore/recovery script
Constructs a restore script for all databases on the server from backup history.
2012-11-12 (first published: 2012-09-26)
1,235 reads
Search for String in all columns
Find all columns containing a string value across all tables and schemas.
2012-11-07 (first published: 2012-10-12)
2,086 reads
Shrinking all log files on SQL Server 2008R2
It shrinks all log files for the databases created by users.
2012-11-02 (first published: 2012-09-27)
3,947 reads
2012-10-30 (first published: 2012-10-12)
2,329 reads
Lists tables, Stored Procedures and other Objects
This stored procedure helps you list all tables, stored procedures, functions, view and triggers in a database.
2012-10-29 (first published: 2012-10-03)
1,887 reads
2012-10-26 (first published: 2012-10-02)
956 reads
2012-10-25 (first published: 2012-10-12)
1,955 reads
2012-10-23 (first published: 2012-09-12)
2,979 reads
New feature in SQL Server 2012 - Sequence
A new feature in SQL Server 2012 is Sequence. A Sequence object provides functionality similar to Identity.
2012-10-22 (first published: 2012-09-11)
2,051 reads
Blogs
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
Resolving SQL Server Transaction Log Issues Efficiently
By Arun Sirpal
Transaction log issues are one of the quietest ways a healthy database turns into...
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Building Your Own Software
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers