The script allows you to prepare an xml document as you would use the sp_xml_preparedocument but by specifying a SQL statement. i.esp_xml_preparedocumentfromcolumn @iDoc OUTPUT, 'SELECT TOP 1 documentColumn From myTable'
2002-10-12
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This Procedure generates 3 triggers (for Insert, Update & delete). The purpose of these triggers is to keep a SIMPLE audit trail. Create the table and the procedure in the database to which you want to have the auditing facility. To include a table for auditing run the procedure with Table Name as the parameter.
2002-10-09
1,185 reads
I wanted to be able to prepare a script of User Roles and permissions for objects in a database so I can be prepared for backup and disaster recovery scenarios. I also wanted to be able to audit the permissions for each role.I wrote this stored procedure to do this. The usage is:Use NorthwindgoDECLARE @RC […]
2002-10-09
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My stored procedure, sp_dbsettings, allows you to view, in a cross-tabular format, all the common options and their values for all the databases on your server. Optionally, you can pass a database name as an argument if you just want to view the settings for one database (i.e., EXEC sp_dbsettings 'Northwind'). Otherwise it shows info […]
2002-10-09
639 reads
This script will create a standard format file for a specified table for use with bcp or Bulk Insert.
2002-10-09
1,382 reads
This script returns the table count for all non-system dbs on the server it is run against.
2002-10-09
276 reads
Returns database user information as a runnable script for the specified database. The default is master. Great for restoring user access and permissions after a restore to a development server. Run prior to the restore and save the output to an sql file.
2002-10-09
1,040 reads
Returns SQL server logins as a runnable script. Not a cleanup script. (updated 7/14/2004 to handle longer passwords that occurred in a previous service pack.)
2004-08-17 (first published: 2002-10-09)
1,112 reads
Returns information about the files in the specified directory and/or subdirectories (if requested) and the total bytes for those files. Directory names are excluded so that the total bytes can be computed using the compute clause but you can specify that they be included at the expense of no total bytes. This sp uses the […]
2005-11-25 (first published: 2002-10-09)
495 reads
This stored procedure does a quick table comparison between 2 databases that are supposed to be the same. Tables found on either db but missing from the other are reported as are record count differences for matching tables. Establish a linked-server with appropriate permissions to compare across servers. Compile in master.
2002-10-09
120 reads
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