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 …

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 …

PowerShell: Add, Remove, Copy And Move Users To Another AD Group Conditionally

Be sure to read the related blog post first before proceeding! PowerShell: Lookup Active Directory Accounts Flexibly/Exhaustively For A List Of First/Middle/Last Names If you are an AD admin, you are very likely a pro at managing AD group membership but for mere mortals, this can be a tedious task. Please read on to find out …

PowerShell – No Mouse, Search & Activate A Tab In ISE With Partial String Search – e.g.: “Popt register”

Search and activate PowerShell ISE tabs using partial search strings

Oracle – Find Hard-coded Dates In PL/SQL Code Using Regular Expressions

Recently a situation came up in PL/SQL code where the format specifier for date was misplaced. Oracle did not complain because it can implicitly convert strings to date. It may not even fail at run-time under most circumstances (always recommend using an explicit format specification though). This is the SQL ..but the Developer meant this: …