SQL Server: A More Flexible xp_ReadErrorLog That Reads All Error Logs Including Archives

I am sure that all of you are already familiar with the extended stored procedure xp_ReadErrorLog and its less flexible and published equivalent sp_ReadErrorLog (which takes less parameters) for reading the SQL Server Error Log. xp_ReadErrorLog - To read current error log: The extended stored procedure xp_ReadErrorLog is very useful. It helps with reading the …

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SQL Server: Dynamically Calculate Delta Values For Numeric And Date Columns From DMV’s Or Any Table

DMV's are very useful. In fact, they are like glass windows that lets you look at a running engine. There are lots of them and they give us lots of numbers but Most are cumulative in nature!  i.e., the numbers keep on increasing and never decrease. A variation of above like space usage where the …

PowerShell: Find & Replace SQL Server Stored Procedure/View/UDF/Trigger Code En Masse Based On Custom Criteria

Update April 19, 2019: Thanks to Tim (in comments), the updated script can also do find/replace in not just stored procedures but also views, UDF's and triggers. Today, a need came-up where a bunch of stored procedures had to be altered based on certain criteria. Easy way: Obviously, the easiest way would be to script …