Monthly Archives: May 2014

Management Studio Solutions

Posted on May 23, 2014 by martincroft

I have found several times creating the same set of scripts for the same thing, trying to locate where I saved it, when did I last run it. I end up spending ages looking for some code I ran previously … Continue reading →

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Hot Key of the Week (Ctrl-ALT – down arrow)

Posted on May 11, 2014 by martincroft

I send around a weekly newsletter at work and one of the features is hotkey of the week which I will start posting here as well Display a popup listing all open windows, you can then use the cursor key … Continue reading →

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Searching Files Easily ( Leo my 12 year old son)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by martincroft

I have to hold my hands up and say I didn’t know you could do this and was pleasantly surprised I found something I could share even if it was from my 12yr old. This is not a SQL tip … Continue reading →

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Using Output

Posted on May 4, 2014 by martincroft

The OUTPUT command can be a very useful tool to use at times. The following scripts show a couple of ways it can be used. The code from these scripts can be found here on my shared dropbox. First off … Continue reading →

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Management Studio Tips and Tricks – Comments

Posted on May 3, 2014 by martincroft

Some things you take for granted in management studio, they are just there I have used them for years then you find something that someone else uses and you didn’t.  So some of the following might be known some hopefully … Continue reading →

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3 year Blogging Break!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by martincroft

I am currently working as a Senior SQL Server DBA (Hands on) Manager for a large insurance company and as part of trying to increase skills / knowledge within the teams I have recently been sending out a weekly email to … Continue reading →

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