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Shrink databases

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This procedure is used to shrink the databases. Many times we use shrink option to shrink the databases for backup. and we do it N number of times, when we take the back of databses or make free space of drive.instructions:- Follwo the step.1. run script.2. And execute the statement, exec shrink_databasesI m new, if […]

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2007-06-27

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Creating BCH Files for Veritas Direct to Tape

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This script was written to solve a problem where we needed to dynamically create bch files for Veritas Backups direct to tape backups.  We needed to parse the sysdatabases daily and create the bch files that veritas would use to backup each server and database.  This SQL Script uses xp_cmdshell to call a windows shell […]

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2007-10-02 (first published: )

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Backup SQL Server Database with Move/Copy File

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The following script performs log, differential or full backups of a single, or all databases on your SQL Server.  It then copies or moves the file(s) over to a network share drive.  It also removes old backups from both locations if needed.  Don't forget to set the local drive path and network share for each […]

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2007-09-14 (first published: )

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