Comments on: SQL SERVER – A Quick Note on DB_ID() and DB_NAME() – Get Current Database ID – Get Current Database Name http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/ Personal Notes of Pinal Dave Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nick http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-479805 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:21:25 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-479805 HI Pinal Dave,

Thanks for your helpful articles.

I have a question for you.

I have an SP on DB_1

I call DB_1..SP from DB_2

Is it possible to get the DB_Name(DB_2) in DB_1 when the SP is called (obviously without entering it by hand )?

Many thanks

Nick

]]> By: SQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #012 « SQL Server Journey with SQL Authority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-409576 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:31:13 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-409576 [...] A Quick Note on DB_ID() and DB_NAME() – Get Current Database ID – Get Current Database Name Quite often a simple thing makes experienced DBA to look for a simple thing. Here are few things which I used to get confused couple of years ago. Now I know it well and have no issue but recently I see one of the DBA getting confused when looking at the DBID from one of the DMV and not able to relate that directly to Database Name. [...]

]]> By: Ken http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-383023 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:20:52 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-383023 Hi. Just a followup to my previous question. Across a linked server, the results look like this:
DB_Name Size
NULL 452076.81 MB
NULL 90974.75 MB
tempdb 32799.88 MB
NULL 26025.88 MB
NULL 10729.69 MB
ReportServerTempDB 5990.94 MB
NULL 5900.94 MB
NULL 1395.06 MB
NULL 1214.88 MB
NULL 1210.00 MB
NULL 1122.94 MB
NULL 860.00 MB
NULL 359.07 MB
msdb 86.31 MB
NULL 61.06 MB
model 27.44 MB
ReportServer 17.00 MB
DataCollection 16.00 MB
master 6.50 MB

]]> By: Ken http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-382160 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:41:15 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-382160 This is a great tip, but I notice this does not work across a linked server. It instead returns a NULL value for the DB_name. EX.
select db_name(dbid) As DB_Name,
str(convert(dec(15),sum(size))* 8192/ 1048576,10,2)+ N’ MB’ as Size
from [LinkedServerName].[DBName].[sys].[sysaltfiles]
group by dbid
order by 2 desc
GO

]]> By: Vicky http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-360434 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:48:40 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-360434 Hello sir., I wanna know how to take the entire structure (tables,functions,stored procedures) of the database by using query like taking db script., can u help me..?

]]> By: kumar http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-337973 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:24:32 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-337973 yes… Parasurama always it will return same output

]]> By: Parasurama Eswarappa http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-287981 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:41 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-287981 select * from sys.databases where database_id in(1,2,3,4)

does this query always returns below databases?
master
tempdb
model
msdb

]]> By: Bala TCS http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-150383 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:02:58 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-150383 Me too use to get confuse on db_name and db_id function , realy it’s use full

]]> By: Ankur http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-114733 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:18:23 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-114733 Hi All,

I am new to Database Field and i am thinking to start my career as SQL Developer and DBA. Can anyone help me out about the syllabus for the certifications for MCDBA so that i can prepare. I shall be highly grateful for any kind of help. Please mail the syllabus on

]]> By: shivaji http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-114081 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:45:35 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-114081 Dear dave,

Thanks for simple style you have used to explain sql stuffs.
It’ s cool and nice

]]> By: Srikanth Nallamothu http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-112790 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:06:32 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-112790 hello pinal

This website is very helpful to me,thans for sharing.

i declared local variable with VARCHAR(MAX).
But it stores only 8000 characters.what to do to store large amount of text into a varable.

ex:
DECLARE @VAR VARCHAR(MAX)
SET @X = ‘give more than 8000 chars’
PRINT @X

]]> By: khaled khelawy http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-112468 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:57:04 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-112468 Nice !

]]> By: JSREDDY http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-112184 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:06:23 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-112184 Nice One.

]]> By: Roger Mathews http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-110940 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:41:44 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-110940 Ashish,

This is very useful script. Things like this we wonder all the time. No other blogger has to courage to write what we all want to read.

If you find it simple, you can read other stuff on blog.

We all are different level and our needs are different.

Roger.

]]> By: ashish http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-110938 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:13:46 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-110938 is this really a post OR just a fomrality that you have to post something perday?

]]> By: Ramdas http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-110867 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:01:23 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-110867 Thanks for the simple script.

]]> By: Edwin http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-110843 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:27:24 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-110843 Dear Sir,

I love your articles and database scripts.

SIMPLE gets the job done :)

Thanks,
Edwin

]]> By: DP http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/01/13/sql-server-a-quick-note-on-db_id-and-db_name-get-current-database-id-get-current-database-name/#comment-110836 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:27:33 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=11617#comment-110836 Hi Pinal,
I am an ardent fan of you for your commitment to SQL Server knowledge sharing forums.
Its a very interesting tip.
Regards,
DP.

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