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Dec20

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error 14274: Cannot add, update, or delete a job (or its steps or schedules) that originated from an MSX server. The job was not saved.

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
104 Comments

Error 14274 shows up when you update or delete SQL Server 2000 jobs after the Windows server was renamed. Here is why it happens and the steps to fix it.

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Dec10

SQL SERVER – Find Stored Procedure Related to Table in Database – Search in All Stored Procedure

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Utility
167 Comments

Two quick queries on syscomments to find every stored procedure related to table names you search for, since sp_help and sp_depends are not always accurate.

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Dec1

SQL SERVER – Cursor to Kill All Process in Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Cursor, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
20 Comments

A simple cursor to kill all process connections in one database. It reads sp_who into a temp table and runs KILL for each spid. Run it from another database.

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Nov30

SQL SERVER – Simple Cursor to Select Tables in Database with Static Prefix and Date Created

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Cursor, SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
11 Comments

A simple cursor to select tables in a database by a static prefix like b_ or delete_ and by date created, so you can drop, print or index old tables.

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Nov20

SQL SERVER – Auto Generate Script to Delete Deprecated Fields in Current Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
7 Comments

I mark old columns with a dep_ prefix, then auto generate the script to delete deprecated fields and drop their constraints first. Here is the query I use.

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Nov10

SQL SERVER – Query to Find ByteSize of All the Tables in Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
15 Comments

A short query to find the ByteSize of All the Tables in a database. It sums column lengths per table from sysobjects and syscolumns, with a WITH CUBE total.

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Nov1

SQL SERVER – Query to Display Foreign Key Relationships and Name of the Constraint for Each Table in Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
136 Comments

A long query on INFORMATION_SCHEMA views that shows foreign key relationships for each table: the table, column, referenced table and the constraint name.

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