PROBLEM: I need to find out all the tables in a database that are not using data compression. SOLUTION: Here is the T-SQL code to list all tables in a database that are not compressed. The script below will take care of generating the T-SQL commands necessary to compress all tables that are not already … Read more
Table variables fall in one of those areas where lack of knowledge and understanding can get you in trouble. I’m leaving the creative part of getting in trouble up to you and here, I will show you a few things I didn’t know about table variables. Table variables exist in tempdb regardless of their size. … Read more
PROBLEM: I need to know if a database has Service Broker enabled. SOLUTION: The query I have listed below will provide you with the information you are looking for and if a database master key has been created for a database.
PROBLEM: Sal Young is a member of your DBA team and today is his last day at work. You need to find out if his login is mapped to any database throughout your MS SQL environment. SOLUTION: I used Central Management Server, PowerShell, and SQLPSX. I queried my Central Management Server to get the name … Read more
PROBLEM: I need a T-SQL script to remove a login from all SQL Servers in my environment. SOLUTION: My solution includes the use of MS SQL 2008 Central Management Servers and the script listed below. This script is a work in progress because I’m constantly adding, removing and updating features as I encounter problems. Maybe … Read more
PROBLEM: You need to copy the table definition for all tables in a database between two SQL servers. SOLUTION: One of the requirements is to use PowerShell and I will use it in combination with SQLPSX. Yes, I will use SQLPSX again and you probably have noticed I use it in all my PowerShell scripts … Read more
PROBLEMA: Necesitas copiar el esquema de tablas de un servidor Microsoft SQL a otro servidor SQL. SOLUCION: Para resolver este problema utilizo PowerShell y el SQLPSX. Si sigues este blog, podrás notar que utilizo la extensión SQLPSX de SQL para PowerShell en todos mis PowerShell scripts de base de datos. Hay algunas líneas en el … Read more
PROBLEM: You need an easy way to review the MS SQL Server logs of all the servers you manage. SOLUTION: Use the Get-SqlErrorLog function from the SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX). I will show you some of the things you can achieve with the use of the Get-SqlErrorLog function and a bit of creativity. We … Read more
PROBLEM: You need to script all stored procedures from a database. Each stored procedure needs to be on its own file so you can add them to a source control repository. SOLUTION: The solution here is a variation of what we did for “How to Script All Tables From a Database with PowerShell”. The only difference … Read more
PROBLEM: You need to script all the tables from a database. Each table needs to be on its own file so they can be added to a source control repository. SOLUTION: The use of SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) facilitates the solution I’m about to show. The first example is a straight to the point, … Read more