These queries are used to compare the data in two tables. In these examples all the rows in each table is retrieved and compared using the UNION ALL command. I would recommend adding additional WHERE criteria for very large tables to reduce the number of rows that will be compared.These SQL statements are based on […]
2007-08-09 (first published: 2006-11-29)
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I use this script to shrink the log files for development databases. The intention is keep the log files as small as possible when the database is not in use. By scheduling this script I can control when it happens as oppose to using auto shrink.
2005-07-08 (first published: 2005-06-29)
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While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers