This procedure will be useful for developers/ database designers / DBAs to find the rowlength instantly.To find the row length of a user table, just copy this script into Query analyser and pass the table name for which you want to find the rowlength. @TabName is the table name parameter, if we donot provide this […]
2002-04-25
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Set the Autoclose database option to True and perform a cold backup of your data files without even shutting down the SQL Server Services.
2002-04-25
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Detect SQL Server Instance(s) using reg.exe from the resource kit, just pass the host name! (and make sure reg.exe from the resouce kit is in the ../tools/bin directory. SS2k Only.Enjoy!
2002-04-23
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How about getting the data when the table data is first queried? The following script checks to see if the specified table (@MyTable) has been updated today. If so, just return the data found. If not, then get the data from a "fresher source". Great for ASP that performs table reporting and needs "baked daily" […]
2002-04-23
1,554 reads
This function provides easy email address creation from employee's LastName, First name.Enjoy!!
2002-04-23
1,327 reads
This script will show how quickly update records in one table with information from another or insert records if they are completely new.
2002-04-23
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This procedure will generate a delete stored procedure against a provided table and column name in your database. It will search for foriegn key constraints and create a delete statement for each one found in the database. The procedure has three parameters:@table_name nvarchar(128) = the name of the source table@column_name nvarchar(128) = the name of […]
2002-04-22
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Need a quick way to list shared folders? Do it in one call. Great for ASP page popups and user drop-down lists.Let's say that you want to display a list of projects, just call usp_GET_ProjectFolder and VIOLA! Only works with 2k; however, can be ported to ss7 if the udf is ported to a proc […]
2002-04-22
347 reads
SQL Server 2000's extended properties provide an easy way to store your data dictionary documentation within the database itself. This stored proc provides an easy way to extract all the table and column-level descriptions from those system tables for reporting purposes. This procedure can easily be modified to provide additional information to suite your needs. […]
2002-04-22
237 reads
Getting tired of dropping tables just re-seed the identity column? Remember, TRUNCATE TABLE doesn't work with foreign keys on tables. --EXAMPLE:DELETE FROM MyTablesp_Reseed 'MyTable'
2002-04-22
1,068 reads
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