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SQL 2000 – Find version and service pack info

Contributed by katy8439 on May 8, 2007 under Database

Run the following code in SQL Server 2000 Query Analyzer to return the Version and Service pack – useful if you’re having problems on a server and don’t know if you’re running the latest patches or not.

SQL2000 – Find Database Language

Contributed by katy8439 on under Database

How to find the system language of a server running SQL2000 using a SQL statement.

SQL Server 2005: Move tempdb

Contributed by shamanstears on under Database

By default, tempdb is placed on the same drive that SQL Server is installed on. This is probably not a desirable result, especially if you have installed SQL Server on the boot drive or on an IDE versus a SATA drive. To move tempdb to a faster drive and improve performance, follow these steps:

SQL Server 2005: Easily Grant Select to All Tables and/or Views in a Database

Contributed by shamanstears on April 24, 2007 under Database

Granting Select to all tables for a login can be an extremely painful and lengthy process. Utilizing the SQL Server Management Studio to perform this means going table by table and checking the Select checkbox for each individual table, this makes a real nightmare if you are working with hundreds of tables. You can do this in mere seconds versus hours by using the Query window. Here’s how:

MySQL: Increment an exisitng value

Contributed by qmchenry on February 24, 2007 under MySQL

This slick MySQL syntax allows you to increment or decrement an existing number in a table without first having to read the value. This is a nice way to increment an access counter.

SQL Server 2005: The Copy Database Wizard

Contributed by shamanstears on February 8, 2007 under Database

The Copy Database Wizard is a very valuable asset when you are wanting to copy or move a database and its objects to another server. To utilize this functionality…

SQL Server 2005: How To Restore a Database from a Backup

Contributed by shamanstears on February 7, 2007 under Database

Your database is down, your users are in a panic, what do you do?. If you have been performing routine backups of your database, you can restore it to the point of the most recent backup. To restore your database, follow these steps:

SQL Server 2005: How To Perform a Full Backup of a Database

Contributed by shamanstears on under Database

A full backup includes database files and locations as well as parts of the transaction log. A full backup is necessary, regardless of the backup strategy that is implemented, because all other backup types (differential and transaction log) depend on the having a full backup. To perform a full backup of your database, follow these steps:

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