Tag Archives: system functions

  1. How do I move a SQL login from one server to another without the password?

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    March 25, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    This is an uncommon task but one that does turn up every once in awhile. A SQL login has to …
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  2. Something to watch out for when using sp_rename on Stored Procedures, Functions and Views

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    February 11, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    For those who don’t know, the stored procedure sp_rename allows you to change the name of a user-created object. Basically …
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  3. IsMSShipped

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    January 23, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    I just wanted to do a brief highlight of a handy little object property. For those of you who aren’t …
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  4. My view isn’t reflecting changes I’ve made to the underlying tables.

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    January 20, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    Problem: You’ve added columns to the base table of one of your views, but the view isn’t reflecting the change. …
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  5. What port is my instance listening on?

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    January 8, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher

    I just had the interesting task of finding the port number that one of the instances I deal with is …
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  6. Where is my backup?

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    December 12, 2012 by Kenneth Fisher

    We recently added responsibility for ~80 more servers to our team. This means that my team-mates and I are working …
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  7. Time Trial sys.dm_exec_query_plan vs sys.dm_exec_sql_text

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    November 12, 2012 by Kenneth Fisher

    I’ve been working on a way to test performance usage on a server by database. I started out using sys.dm_exec_query_stats …
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  8. How do I find all stored procedures or views that use a specific table?

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    October 26, 2012 by Kenneth Fisher

    Many years ago when I was still working on SQL 2000 I occasionally needed to find all stored procedures and views …
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  9. fn_OBJECT_TYPE

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    October 19, 2012 by Kenneth Fisher

    I recently started using OBJECT_NAME, OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME and OBJECT_ID functions; unfortunately I really could have used OBJECT_TYPE but it doesn’t exist …
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