Category Archives: SSMS

  1. Database default locations

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    September 29, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    One of the options you had when installing your instance was setting some default file locations. Defaut data file location …
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  2. db_ddladmin and the SSMS table designer

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    July 10, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    If you want to grant a user the ability to create/alter/delete any table, SP, function etc in a database you …
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  3. Escaping from a runaway Logon trigger

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    May 19, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Most people know that logon triggers can be dangerous if you aren’t careful. And if you didn’t know, well, logon …
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  4. Granting or denying permissions to all of the tables within a database

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    May 15, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    When granting or denying permissions to the tables within a database you have two options. You can either add the …
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  5. The default autogrowth settings do NOT come from the Model database.

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    April 28, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    I recently saw a question about How to inherit autogrowth settings. They commented that while the new database GUI seemed …
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  6. :CONNECT in SSMS

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    March 13, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Those people who are familiar with SQLCMD will recognize this command. It is used to connect to an instance from …
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  7. Check your SQL Agent history settings before it’s too late!

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    February 10, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    A little while back I was doing some research into a failed job and ran into a slight problem. The …
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  8. SSMS Shortcuts and more

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    December 23, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    I went and voted for #tribalawards and when I was finished they offer you links to 6 different free PDFs. …
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  9. Connection options in SSMS

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    November 18, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    When connecting to a SQL Server instance in SSMS there are a fair number of options. Most DBAs I know …
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  10. Change in SQL 2012 SSMS grid output behavior

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    October 28, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    It’s one of those things that always aggravated me but not really enough to complain about. When you run a …
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