list of the system data types available in MS SQL Server 2005

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StoredProcedure [dbo].[sp_hexadecimal]

USE [master]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[sp_hexadecimal] Script Date: 01/20/2010 11:50:39 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_hexadecimal]
@binvalue varbinary(256),
@hexvalue varchar (514) OUTPUT
AS
DECLARE @charvalue varchar (514)
DECLARE @i int
DECLARE @length int
DECLARE @hexstring char(16)
SELECT @charvalue = '0x'
SELECT @i = 1
SELECT @length = DATALENGTH (@binvalue)
SELECT @hexstring = '0123456789ABCDEF'
WHILE (@i <= @length)
BEGIN
DECLARE @tempint int
DECLARE @firstint int
DECLARE @secondint int
SELECT @tempint = CONVERT(int, SUBSTRING(@binvalue,@i,1))
SELECT @firstint = FLOOR(@tempint/16)
SELECT @secondint = @tempint - (@firstint*16)
SELECT @charvalue = @charvalue +
SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @firstint+1, 1) +
SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @secondint+1, 1)
SELECT @i = @i + 1
END

SELECT @hexvalue = @charvalue

StoredProcedure [dbo].[sp_help_revlogin]

USE [master]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[sp_help_revlogin] Script Date: 01/20/2010 11:49:52 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_help_revlogin] @login_name sysname = NULL AS
DECLARE @name sysname
DECLARE @type varchar (1)
DECLARE @hasaccess int
DECLARE @denylogin int
DECLARE @is_disabled int
DECLARE @PWD_varbinary varbinary (256)
DECLARE @PWD_string varchar (514)
DECLARE @SID_varbinary varbinary (85)
DECLARE @SID_string varchar (514)
DECLARE @tmpstr varchar (1024)
DECLARE @is_policy_checked varchar (3)
DECLARE @is_expiration_checked varchar (3)

DECLARE @defaultdb sysname

IF (@login_name IS NULL)
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR

SELECT p.sid, p.name, p.type, p.is_disabled, p.default_database_name, l.hasaccess, l.denylogin FROM
sys.server_principals p LEFT JOIN sys.syslogins l
ON ( l.name = p.name ) WHERE p.type IN ( 'S', 'G', 'U' ) AND p.name <> 'sa'
ELSE
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR


SELECT p.sid, p.name, p.type, p.is_disabled, p.default_database_name, l.hasaccess, l.denylogin FROM
sys.server_principals p LEFT JOIN sys.syslogins l
ON ( l.name = p.name ) WHERE p.type IN ( 'S', 'G', 'U' ) AND p.name = @login_name
OPEN login_curs

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @type, @is_disabled, @defaultdb, @hasaccess, @denylogin
IF (@@fetch_status = -1)
BEGIN
PRINT 'No login(s) found.'
CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN -1
END
SET @tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script '
PRINT @tmpstr
SET @tmpstr = '** Generated ' + CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @@SERVERNAME + ' */'
PRINT @tmpstr
PRINT ''
WHILE (@@fetch_status <> -1)
BEGIN
IF (@@fetch_status <> -2)
BEGIN
PRINT ''
SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name
PRINT @tmpstr
IF (@type IN ( 'G', 'U'))
BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group

SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN ' + QUOTENAME( @name ) + ' FROM WINDOWS WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE = [' + @defaultdb + ']'
END
ELSE BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication
-- obtain password and sid
SET @PWD_varbinary = CAST( LOGINPROPERTY( @name, 'PasswordHash' ) AS varbinary (256) )
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @PWD_varbinary, @PWD_string OUT
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @SID_varbinary,@SID_string OUT

-- obtain password policy state
SELECT @is_policy_checked = CASE is_policy_checked WHEN 1 THEN 'ON' WHEN 0 THEN 'OFF' ELSE NULL END FROM sys.sql_logins WHERE name = @name
SELECT @is_expiration_checked = CASE is_expiration_checked WHEN 1 THEN 'ON' WHEN 0 THEN 'OFF' ELSE NULL END FROM sys.sql_logins WHERE name = @name

SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN ' + QUOTENAME( @name ) + ' WITH PASSWORD = ' + @PWD_string + ' HASHED, SID = ' + @SID_string + ', DEFAULT_DATABASE = [' + @defaultdb + ']'

IF ( @is_policy_checked IS NOT NULL )
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + ', CHECK_POLICY = ' + @is_policy_checked
END
IF ( @is_expiration_checked IS NOT NULL )
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + ', CHECK_EXPIRATION = ' + @is_expiration_checked
END
END
IF (@denylogin = 1)
BEGIN -- login is denied access
SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + '; DENY CONNECT SQL TO ' + QUOTENAME( @name )
END
ELSE IF (@hasaccess = 0)
BEGIN -- login exists but does not have access
SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + '; REVOKE CONNECT SQL TO ' + QUOTENAME( @name )
END
IF (@is_disabled = 1)
BEGIN -- login is disabled
SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + '; ALTER LOGIN ' + QUOTENAME( @name ) + ' DISABLE'
END
PRINT @tmpstr
END

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @type, @is_disabled, @defaultdb, @hasaccess, @denylogin
END
CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN 0

SQLAGENT job waiting on worker thread

exec msdb.dbo.sp_enum_sqlagent_subsystems

select *
from msdb.dbo.syssubsystems


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306457

Shrink User Databases Transaction log

DECLARE @state VARCHAR(30)
DECLARE @DbName NVARCHAR(200)
DECLARE @DBLOGNAME NCHAR(100)
DECLARE @String NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @String1 NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @databases TABLE (DBName NVARCHAR(200), DBLOGNAME VARCHAR(100))
SET NOCOUNT ON
-- get status for databases
INSERT @databases
select sysdatabases.name DBNAME, sys.master_files.name DBLOGNAME
from sysdatabases inner join sys.master_files on sysdatabases.dbid=sys.master_files.database_id
where sysdatabases.name not in('master','tempdb','model','msdb')
and sys.master_files.type=1
order by 1


-- iterate through mirrored databases and send email alert
WHILE EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 DBNAME FROM @databases WHERE DBLOGNAME IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = DBNAME, @DBLOGNAME = DBLOGNAME
FROM @databases

SET @String1 ='USE ['+@DBNAME +']' ++CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
print @String1
EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1
SET @String1 ='Alter Database ['+@DBNAME +'] set recovery simple;'+CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
print @String1
--EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1
SET @String1 ='USE ['+@DBNAME +']' ++CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
print @String1
--EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1
--+ CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) +'USE ['+@DBNAME +']'+CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) +' GO'+CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
SET @String1 =N'DBCC Shrinkfile (N'''+ltrim(rtrim(@dblogname))+''',0,TRUNCATEONLY)'
print @String1
--EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1


SET @String1 =CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) +'Alter database ['+@DBNAME +'] set recovery full;'+CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
print @String1
--EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1

DELETE FROM @databases WHERE DBNAME = @DBNAME

END

DECLARE @state VARCHAR(30)
DECLARE @DbMirrored INT
DECLARE @DbId INT
DECLARE @String NVARCHAR(200)
DECLARE @String1 NVARCHAR(200)
DECLARE @databases TABLE (DBid INT, mirroring_state_desc VARCHAR(30))

-- get status for mirrored databases
INSERT @databasesSELECT database_id, mirroring_state_descFROM sys.database_mirroringWHERE mirroring_role_desc IN ('PRINCIPAL','MIRROR')

-- iterate through mirrored databases and send email alert

WHILE EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 DBid FROM @databases WHERE mirroring_state_desc IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SELECT TOP 1 @DbId = DBid, @State = mirroring_state_desc FROM @databases
SET @String1 = 'Alter Database ['+CAST(DB_NAME(@DbId) AS VARCHAR)+ '] Set Partner timeout 30'
print @String1
EXECUTE sp_executesql @String1
DELETE FROM @databases WHERE DBid = @DbId
print @string
END






SELECT database_id, mirroring_state_desc,mirroring_failover_lsnFROM sys.database_mirroringWHERE mirroring_role_desc IN ('PRINCIPAL','MIRROR')