Learn how to use SQL scripts to automate your database tasks, and how to overcome the common challenges and risks that come with them.

Assuming you've installed the AdventureWorks2022 sample database, follow the example in this section to create a script file that you can run from the command prompt with sqlcmd. To create a ...

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Manually querying V$ views or AWR is inefficient and difficult to track over the long term. Through automated s, we can ...

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in ...

In part 2 of a series, On VB columnist Joe Kunk provides a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script that clears all the data from a SQL Server database.

I'm trying to start/stop MS SQL Service on various DB servers (locally) but we don't always know the name of the instance (Always only 1 SQL Server running on a single server).

Cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection activity is up 32% in the third quarter, as those with malicious intent look to specifically target web-facing and cloud applications carrying sensitive ...