There are many useful command-line applications that are either associated with, or are distributed with, SQL Server. They all have their uses and several become important as part of script-based automation of tasks. It is definitely worth knowing what is lurking in your tools\binn directory.
2014-03-13
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This utility will locate a column across a subset or all databases across a server. Can be configured to run across versions, and can search tables, views or both.
2013-06-24 (first published: 2013-05-31)
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This utility will generate column and parameter metadata in various useful formats for tables, views, and procedures.
2013-02-12 (first published: 2013-01-18)
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SHOW WHICH TABLES ARE MODIFIED BY A STORED OR FUNCTION OR WHICH STORED OR FUNCTION MODIFIES A TABLE
2008-06-27 (first published: 2008-05-21)
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By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
By Steve Jones
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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