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Backup MSSQL instances

Nenad — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:29:13 +0000

While working actively on development of complex systems in small development team, my team often had a need for a simple instance backup, especially where there were more than one database in that instance. Even with one database this will save you a lot of time while backing up databases. I love this piece of code and i would like to share this with you.

First part is sql script.

-- ============================================= -- Author: Nenad Kostic -- Create date: 11/29/2012 -- Description: Backup Instance -- Big Thanks : Dragan Zdravkovic -- ============================================= USE MASTER DECLARE @filepath nvarchar(500) ,@servername nvarchar(100) ,@currentdatabasename varchar(100) ,@databasename as nvarchar (100) ,@filenamepath as nvarchar (500) ,@backupname nvarchar (100) SELECT @servername = CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('InstanceName') as nvarchar(128)) SET @filepath = 'D:MyDBBackups\' + @servername + '\' DECLARE DATABASENAMES CURSOR FOR SELECT NAME FROM sysdatabases WHERE name not in('master', 'tempdb', 'msdb','model') OPEN DATABASENAMES FETCH NEXT FROM DATABASENAMES INTO @currentdatabasename WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1) BEGIN SET @databasename = CAST(Year(getdate()) as nvarchar) + RIGHT('00'+ CAST(MONTH(getdate()) as nvarchar), 2) + RIGHT('00'+ CAST(DAY(getdate()) as nvarchar),2) SET @backupname = @currentdatabasename + '-Full Database Backup' SET @filenamepath = @filepath + @currentdatabasename + @databasename + '.bak' BACKUP DATABASE @currentdatabasename TO DISK = @filenamepath WITH FORMAT, INIT, NAME = @backupname, SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10 FETCH NEXT FROM DATABASENAMES INTO @currentdatabasename END CLOSE DATABASENAMES DEALLOCATE DATABASENAMES

Set The @filepath to shoot on your desired location, and make sure that you have that folder. You need as well to have folder with your instance name in this folder.

Hence: Instance name = SQLEXPRESS
Make sure that you have D:MyDBBackups\SQLEXPRESS folder

Second part is bat file which will invoke desired instance backup.

Change SERVERNAME and INSTANCENAME to match your own.

Filename of the database backup will have this format: databasenameYYYYMMDD.bak

As You guessed, regarding to title of this post, You can add more instances to this bat file, same way this one is added.

Big thanks to Dragan Zdravkovic for shoving me how.

Copy GIT commit to another branch

Nenad — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:16:21 +0000

Here is the thought that can be shared to all you git newbies like myself. You have branch X and branch Y. You committed something on the branch X and now you want this commit on the branch Y. This is basically like you want to copy files, from one branch to another, but you don’t want actually to create new commits. You just want to take existing one from branch X.

git checkout Y
git cherry-pick SHA

You need SHA, from desired commit off course.

CFEclipse Theme Night Lights

Nenad — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:26:54 +0000

CFEclipse Syntax color theme Night Lights

Installation:

Download file org.cfeclipse.cfml.nightlights.prefs
Remove nightlights from file name. You need to get org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs file
Just in case, backup org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs file that is located in [workspace]/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings
Overwrite this file with the one you downloaded and renamed.
Restart Eclipse

Here is the nice post related to this subject.
Cheers!

Delete all tables in MSSQL database

Nenad — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:57:46 +0000

Very useful piece of code, that we run from time to time, especially when your target database is lower version from the one you are working on.

use database_name declare @i int set @i = 0 while (@i<99) begin declare @table_name varchar(100) declare table_list cursor for select name from sysobjects o2 where xtype='U' and not exists ( select * from sysforeignkeys k join syscolumns c1 on (k.fkeyid = c1.id and c1.colid=k.fkey) join syscolumns c2 on (k.rkeyid = c2.id and c2.colid=k.rkey) where c2.id = o2.id and c1.id <> o2.id ) open table_list fetch next from table_list into @table_name while @@fetch_status = 0 begin print 'dropping table '+@table_name exec ('drop table '+@table_name) fetch next from table_list into @table_name end close table_list deallocate table_list set @i = @i+1 end

Resolution Code 2012

Nenad — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:19:45 +0000

Decision we make, define us in the future. Start of the year is usually the best time for clearing thoughts and defining new goals in the year that already started. Here are some things that I will try to accomplish in 2012:

I really want to be helicopter pilot and buy one Yacht.
Just kidding, I would like to find some time to dive into Ruby and Phyton.
No SQL is something that I found really interesting, but still didn’t get chance to try. I will try Coach DB or something similar as soon as I get chance for that.
Improve my coding skills and contribute to software development community.
Organize office activities in order to be more productive. Less work – More Job done.
Improve my serve.
Loose more weight.
Get Married finally

That is not all, god forbid.
Wish you all the best in 2012.

Let the force be with you!