2017-05-01 (first published: 2017-04-19)
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Jason Givens
2017-01-30 (first published: 2017-01-26)
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Get Table Sizes and Percent of Database Size
This script uses two undocumented stored procedures that retrieve all tables in the database in which it is run and lists the data and index sizes, the sum of these sizes, and the table's size percentage of the entire database. The results are presented in descending order of the sum of the data and index […]
2004-11-24 (first published: 2004-10-25)
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Find Instances of a Column Name
This script will allow you to find all instances of a column name, or partial column name, in all user tables in the database in which it is run. This is sometimes helpful during upgrades, etc. There is no error checking in this script. You can modify it to add, if needed.Run this by simply […]
2004-06-21
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A Quick Restore
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