Wednesday 20 June 2012

To read sql error log through T-SQL command


system extended stored procedure xp_readerrrorlog use to read errorlog
  • Parameter 1 Type :- INT
    Name :- Error Log File
    Default Value  :- 0
    Description  :- 0 for current, 1 for Archive #1, 2 for Archive #2, and so on
  • Parameter 2 Type :- INT
    Name :- Log File Type
    Default Value :- 1
    Description :- 1 for error log and 2 for SQL Server Agent log
  • Parameter 3 Type :- Varchar (255)
    Name :- Search String 1
    Description :- String one wants to search in error log
  • Parameter 2 Type :- varchar (255)
    Name :- Search String 2
    Description :- Its second string which can be searched to refine the search result 
Following example show whole error log of sql server
exec xp_readerrorlog 0,1,null,null

Monday 18 June 2012

Function to replace all special characters

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.RemoveSpecialCharacter(@Str NVARCHAR(MAX)) RETURNS NVARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
    SET @Str = Replace(@str, Char(13), ' ') --replace all enters with space
    SET @Str = Replace(@str, Char(9), ' ')--replace all tabs with space
    SET @Str = Replace(@str, Char(10), ' ')--replace all line feeds with space
    RETURN @Str
END

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Shrink database when log is full

DECLARE @DatabaseName VARCHAR(50);
SET @DatabaseName = 'DatabaseName'

SELECT name, recovery_model_desc, log_reuse_wait_desc
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name = @DatabaseName




USE DatabaseName;

GO

-- Truncate the log by changing the database recovery model to SIMPLE.

ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName

SET RECOVERY SIMPLE;

GO

-- Shrink the truncated log file to 1 MB.

DBCC SHRINKFILE (DatabaseName, 2);

GO

Monday 23 January 2012

Create User with "Create Procedure Permissions"

USE MASTER
CREATE LOGIN da WITH PASSWORD = '12345'

USE yourdatabasename
GO
CREATE USER da FOR LOGIN da

CREATE ROLE yourrolename

EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_datareader',yourrolename
EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_datawriter', yourrolename
EXEC sp_addrolemember @RoleName = 'yourrolename', @MemberName = 'da'

GRANT EXECUTE TO da
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO da

GRANT ALTER ON SCHEMA::dbo TO yourrolename

Check the Isolation Level with DBCC useroptions

DBCC useroptions

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Restart identity field of table

DBCC CHECKIDENT('Customer', RESEED, 0)

Get List of all columns of table

so_columns tablename
for example :- sp_columns employee

or

SELECT   SysObjects.[Name] as TableName,  
    SysColumns.[Name] as ColumnName,  
    SysTypes.[Name] As DataType,  
    SysColumns.[Length] As Length  
FROM  
    SysObjects INNER JOIN SysColumns  
ON SysObjects.[Id] = SysColumns.[Id]  
    INNER JOIN SysTypes 
ON SysTypes.[xtype] = SysColumns.[xtype] 
WHERE  SysObjects.[type] = 'U' 
-- AND syscolumns.[name] LIKE 'FK%'
ORDER BY  SysObjects.[Name]