I wrote this to backup to a network share you can set the backup to spool to the local disk first then it will move it to another drive or to a unc just fine. Directory to hold and move to are not optional but if you set them to the same path it won't […]
2004-09-06 (first published: 2004-05-27)
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I use this VBScript to get a DDL copy of all objects in my DB, and check them into SourceSafe if they have changed. I run it via Scheduled Tasks every night. Make sure unauthorised users have no access to the script location, as you need to enter the VSS password in it.
2004-08-04 (first published: 2004-05-20)
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This script will generate random Strong Passwords for all Standard SQL Logins for a specified SQL Server. It currently does ALL standard logins, including SA, so you would want to add to the WHERE clause in the SELECT_LOGINS constant if you want to limit the logins. The password generated will be 10 - 15 characters […]
2004-08-05 (first published: 2004-05-12)
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This stored procedure takes in a database name and returns all spids for that databases.
2004-08-24 (first published: 2004-05-04)
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Originally authored by M.Pearson, this script gets all the scheduled jobs and lists out the different run statistics. I added the ability to derive Average run times, based on Start date and End date
2004-08-23 (first published: 2004-04-23)
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I am new to writing scripts so dont blast be to bad. This is a script to make all logins of a sql server readonly users to all user databases. Mainly after a restore from a different server. (for reporting maybe) Any methods to optimize this script are fine.
2014-10-27 (first published: 2004-04-14)
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script useful for copying permissions from one database to another like test to production.Tim Stahlhut SEE sp_helprotect for params meaning Note: If you wish to script system object permission remove 'IsMSShipped' block of code. Fixed missing code & re-formatted it to look better.
2004-03-26
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SQL 7.0 and 2000 modified version of Rodrigo Acosta (racosta) Argentina Script that enable,disable or list all the Triggers in the given database. If enable or disable are specified, finds all the triggers of all the tables and enable or disable them, After that, it list all the triggers with it´s current state. If List […]
2004-03-19
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This script creates a stored procedure that archives the sql server error log. It uses the startup parameters stored in the registry to locate the errorlog.1 file and then copies the errorlog.1 file to errorlog.log.
2004-03-02
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For those site using SQL Server ids as opposed to Integrated security there may be instances where occasionally SQL Server logins might get 'orphaned'. That is the login is not a member of any server group that has general database access nor does that login have specific access to any particular database. Compile this proc […]
2004-03-01
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I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers