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

Execute T-SQL from a script file with sqlcmd [!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics PDW FabricSQLDB] Use sqlcmd to run a Transact-SQL script file. 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 ...