Author: Mustafa EL-Masry

I am Microsoft database consultant working as a Database administrator for more than +10 Years I have very good knowledge about Database Migration, Consolidation, Performance Tuning, Automation Using T-SQL, and PowerShell and so many other tasks I do it in multiple customers here in KSA and as of now, I am working in Bank Albilad managing the core banking system that is hosted in SQL Server Database 8 TB. Also, I am Microsoft certified 2008 and 2016 in SQL Server (2x MCTS, 2x MCTIP, MCSA, MCSE) and I am Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) also I am azure Certified (AZ-900, AZ-103) also I was awarded by Microsoft Azure Heroes 3 times as (Azure Content hero, Azure Community hero and Azure Mentor) For more information check my page https://mostafaelmasry.com/about-me/

January 20, 2012January 21, 2012 Mustafa EL-Masry Administration, SQl server Administration

Stored Procedure Restore From All Files In Directory

When i search in the internet i see Stored procedure make restore from all files in directory i read it in the first then i take this Sp and make edit on it to customize it and add New paramter to make anather thing if you want to the source for this Sp go to this link

http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/code/sp_RestoreFromAllFilesInDirectory_2008sp1.txt

Customized By Mostafa Elmasry

Dwenload Sp To SQL 2012: http://hotfile.com/dl/142851801/0d8e1c7/SP_Restore_Dynamic.sql.html

Dwenload SP to SQL 2005 : http://hotfile.com/dl/143006210/7b26c20/SP_Restore_Dynamic_to_SQL_2005.sql.html

This Stored Procedure use to Restore All file backup From @SourceDirBackupFiles

its update to work on SQL 2012 but if you run this script on this version must be Add this column [Containment] in the #bdev table in the last i add it

but i make this column is Uncommite . It’s Work very good on all version 2000, 2005, 2008, 2008R2 + 2012 (but don’t forget make Commentto the Column Containment in #bdev Table)

to Exec this Sp must be give it 5 paramter

@SourceDirBackupFiles = Your backup file location

@DestDirDbFiles = database file location MDF will creat on this path

@DestDirLogFiles = database Log_File location lDF will creat on this path

@Mode_Restore = 0 >> the database name will be = Logicalname , 1 >> Tha database name will be the = same backup name

@Exce_Command = 0 >> the Sp will Exec the Command restore , 1 >> The SP will print the comand and don’t make exec

it dont make overwite

IF the backup have more than backup in one file this code make restore to the max position

Restores from all files in a certain directory

Sample execution:

EXEC sp_RestoreFromAllFilesInDirectory

@SourceDirBackupFiles = ‘E:\DataBase\Backup\’,

@DestDirDbFiles = ‘E:\DataBase\R\’ ,

@DestDirLogFiles = ‘E:\DataBase\R\’ ,

@Mode_Restore = 1 ,

@Exce_Command = 0

USE master

/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[sp_RestoreFromAllFilesInDirectory] Script Date: 04/01/2010 06:08:31 ******/

SET ANSI_NULLS ON

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON

Create proc [dbo].[sp_RestoreFromAllFilesInDirectory]

(

@SourceDirBackupFiles NVARCHAR(200) ,

@DestDirDbFiles NVARCHAR(200) ,

@DestDirLogFiles NVARCHAR(200) ,

@Mode_Restore int ,

@Exce_Command int

)

begin transaction

SET NOCOUNT ON

–Table to hold each backup file name in

CREATE TABLE #files(fname VARCHAR(200),depth INT, file_ INT)

INSERT #files

EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_dirtree @SourceDirBackupFiles, 1, 1

–Table to hold the result from RESTORE HEADERONLY. Needed to get the database name out from

CREATE TABLE #bdev(

BackupName NVARCHAR(300)

,BackupDescription NVARCHAR(255)

,BackupType smallint

,ExpirationDate datetime

,Compressed tinyint

,Position smallint

,DeviceType tinyint

,UserName NVARCHAR(128)

,ServerName NVARCHAR(128)

,DatabaseName NVARCHAR(128)

,DatabaseVersion INT

,DatabaseCreationDate datetime

,BackupSize numeric(20,0)

,FirstLSN numeric(30,0)

,LastLSN numeric(30,0)

,CheckpointLSN numeric(30,0)

,DatabaseBackupLSN numeric(30,0)

,BackupStartDate datetime

,BackupFinishDate datetime

,SortOrder smallint

,[CodePage] smallint

,UnicodeLocaleId INT

,UnicodeComparisonStyle INT

,CompatibilityLevel tinyint

,SoftwareVendorId INT

,SoftwareVersionMajor INT

,SoftwareVersionMinor INT

,SoftwareVersionBuild INT

,MachineName NVARCHAR(128)

,Flags INT

,BindingID uniqueidentifier

,RecoveryForkID uniqueidentifier

,Collation NVARCHAR(128)

,FamilyGUID uniqueidentifier

,HasBulkLoggedData INT

,IsSnapshot INT

,IsReadOnly INT

,IsSingleUser INT

,HasBackupChecksums INT

,IsDamaged INT

,BegibsLogChain INT

,HasIncompleteMetaData INT

,IsForceOffline INT

,IsCopyOnly INT

,FirstRecoveryForkID uniqueidentifier

,ForkPointLSN numeric(25,0)

,RecoveryModel NVARCHAR(128)

,DifferentialBaseLSN numeric(25,0)

,DifferentialBaseGUID uniqueidentifier

,BackupTypeDescription NVARCHAR(128)

,BackupSetGUID uniqueidentifier

,CompressedBackupSize NVARCHAR(128)

,Containment int ———————– if you use SQl 2012 Enable this Column

)

–Table to hold result from RESTORE FILELISTONLY. Need to generate the MOVE options to the RESTORE command

CREATE TABLE #dbfiles(

LogicalName NVARCHAR(128)

,PhysicalName NVARCHAR(260)

,Type CHAR(1)

,FileGroupName NVARCHAR(128)

,Size numeric(20,0)

,MaxSize numeric(20,0)

,FileId INT

,CreateLSN numeric(25,0)

,DropLSN numeric(25,0)

,UniqueId uniqueidentifier

,ReadOnlyLSN numeric(25,0)

,ReadWriteLSN numeric(25,0)

,BackupSizeInBytes INT

,SourceBlockSize INT

,FilegroupId INT

,LogGroupGUID uniqueidentifier

,DifferentialBaseLSN numeric(25)

,DifferentialBaseGUID uniqueidentifier

,IsReadOnly INT

,IsPresent INT

,TDEThumbprint NVARCHAR(128)

)

DECLARE @fname VARCHAR(200)

DECLARE @FNAME_RESTORE NVARCHAR(200)

DECLARE @dirfile VARCHAR(300)

DECLARE @LogicalName NVARCHAR(128)

DECLARE @PhysicalName NVARCHAR(260)

DECLARE @type CHAR(1)

DECLARE @DbName sysname

DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(1000)

Declare @position int

—Check Mode_Reestore IF @Mode_Restore = 0 [Database Name will be = The Logical_name] ElseIF @mode_Restore = 0 [Database Name Will be = The backup Name] Else [Error massage]

DECLARE files CURSOR FOR

–SELECT FNAME FROM #files

select FNAME,left (fname,case charindex(‘.’,fname) when 0 then len(fname) else charindex(‘.’,fname) -1 end)from #files

DECLARE dbfiles CURSOR FOR

SELECT LogicalName, PhysicalName, Type FROM #dbfiles

OPEN files

FETCH NEXT FROM files INTO @fname , @FNAME_RESTORE

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

SET @dirfile = @SourceDirBackupFiles + @fname

–Get database name from RESTORE HEADERONLY, assumes there’s only one backup on each backup file.

TRUNCATE TABLE #bdev

INSERT #bdev

EXEC(‘RESTORE HEADERONLY FROM DISK = ”’ + @dirfile + ””)

set @position = (select max(position) from #bdev)

SET @DbName = (SELECT DatabaseName FROM #bdev where position = @position)

if @Mode_Restore = 1

begin

–Construct the beginning for the RESTORE DATABASE command

SET @sql = ‘RESTORE DATABASE ‘ + @FNAME_RESTORE + ‘ FROM DISK = ”’ + @dirfile + ”’ WITH MOVE ‘

end

Else If @Mode_Restore = 0

begin

–Construct the beginning for the RESTORE DATABASE command

SET @sql = ‘RESTORE DATABASE ‘ + @DbName + ‘ FROM DISK = ”’ + @dirfile + ”’ WITH MOVE ‘

end

else

BEGIN

— Rollback the transaction

ROLLBACK

— Raise an error and return

RAISERROR (‘Must be @mode_restore = 1 or o.’, 16, 1)

RETURN

end

–Get information about database files from backup device into temp table

TRUNCATE TABLE #dbfiles

INSERT #dbfiles

EXEC(‘RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ”’ + @dirfile + ””)

OPEN dbfiles

FETCH NEXT FROM dbfiles INTO @LogicalName, @PhysicalName, @type

–For each database file that the database uses

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

IF @type = ‘D’

SET @sql = @sql + ”” + @LogicalName + ”’ TO ”’ + @DestDirDbFiles + @LogicalName + ‘.mdf”, MOVE ‘

ELSE IF @type = ‘L’

SET @sql = @sql + ”” + @LogicalName + ”’ TO ”’ + @DestDirLogFiles + @LogicalName + ‘.ldf”’

FETCH NEXT FROM dbfiles INTO @LogicalName, @PhysicalName, @type

END

If @Exce_Command = 1

begin

EXEC(@sql)

end

Else IF @Exce_Command = 0

begin

–Here’s the actual RESTORE command

PRINT @sql

End

Else

BEGIN

— Rollback the transaction

ROLLBACK

— Raise an error and return

RAISERROR (‘Must be @Exce_Command = 1 or o.’, 16, 1)

RETURN

end

CLOSE dbfiles

FETCH NEXT FROM files INTO @fname , @FNAME_RESTORE

IF @@ERROR <> 0

BEGIN

— Rollback the transaction

ROLLBACK

— Raise an error and return

RAISERROR (‘Error in restoring the File’, 16, 1)

RETURN

END

COMMIT

CLOSE files

DEALLOCATE dbfiles

DEALLOCATE files

January 18, 2012 Mustafa EL-Masry Configuration, Configuration

Change The Server Collation after installation

After you finish installation for SQL server may be you want to change the Server collation or database Collation so leat’s see what will we do if we want to make this :

1- if you want to know what’s your database collation know

SELECT name, collation_name

FROM sys.databases WHERE name = ‘test’ — put your database name here

2- If you want to get a list of all available collations on the server using

SELECT * FROM ::fn_helpcollations()

3- Alter Database Collation

ALTER DATABASE test — put your database name here

COLLATE Arabic_CI_AS — replace with whatever collation you need

4- IF you want to know what’s your server collation

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY (‘Collation’)

January 16, 2012January 16, 2012 Mustafa EL-Masry Administration, SQl server Administration

Returen All File in Any Directory Stored Procedure Sp_ListFiles

USE master

CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.sp_ListFiles

@PCWrite varchar(2000),

@DBTable varchar(100)= NULL,

@PCIntra varchar(100)= NULL,

@PCExtra varchar(100)= NULL,

@DBUltra bit = 0

SET NOCOUNT ON

DECLARE @Return int

DECLARE @Retain int

DECLARE @Status int

SET @Status = 0

DECLARE @Task varchar(2000)

DECLARE @Work varchar(2000)

DECLARE @Wish varchar(2000)

SET @Work = ‘DIR ‘ + ‘”‘ + @PCWrite + ‘”‘

CREATE TABLE #DBAZ (Name varchar(400), Work int IDENTITY(1,1))

INSERT #DBAZ EXECUTE @Return = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @Work

SET @Retain = @@ERROR

IF @Status = 0 SET @Status = @Retain

IF @Status = 0 SET @Status = @Return

IF (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #DBAZ) < 4

BEGIN

SELECT @Wish = Name FROM #DBAZ WHERE Work = 1

IF @Wish IS NULL

BEGIN

RAISERROR (‘General error [%d]’,16,1,@Status)

END

ELSE

BEGIN

RAISERROR (@Wish,16,1)

END

ELSE

BEGIN

DELETE #DBAZ WHERE ISDATE(SUBSTRING(Name,1,10)) = 0 OR SUBSTRING

(Name,40,1) = ‘.’ OR Name LIKE ‘%.lnk’

IF @DBTable IS NULL

BEGIN

SELECT SUBSTRING(Name,40,100) AS Files

FROM #DBAZ

WHERE 0 = 0

AND (@DBUltra = 0 OR Name LIKE ‘% %’)

AND (@DBUltra != 0 OR Name NOT LIKE ‘% %’)

AND (@PCIntra IS NULL OR SUBSTRING(Name,40,100) LIKE @PCIntra)

AND (@PCExtra IS NULL OR SUBSTRING(Name,40,100) NOT LIKE @PCExtra)

ORDER BY 1

END

ELSE

BEGIN

SET @Task = ‘ INSERT ‘ + REPLACE(@DBTable,CHAR(32),CHAR(95))

+ ‘ SELECT SUBSTRING(Name,40,100) AS Files’

+ ‘ FROM #DBAZ’

+ ‘ WHERE 0 = 0’

+ CASE WHEN @DBUltra = 0 THEN ” ELSE ‘ AND Name LIKE ‘ + CHAR(39) + ‘% %’ + CHAR(39) END

+ CASE WHEN @DBUltra != 0 THEN ” ELSE ‘ AND Name NOT LIKE ‘ + CHAR(39) + ‘% %’ + CHAR(39) END

+ CASE WHEN @PCIntra IS NULL THEN ” ELSE ‘ AND SUBSTRING (Name,40,100) LIKE ‘ + CHAR(39) + @PCIntra + CHAR(39) END

+ CASE WHEN @PCExtra IS NULL THEN ” ELSE ‘ AND SUBSTRING

(Name,40,100) NOT LIKE ‘ + CHAR(39) + @PCExtra + CHAR(39) END

+ ‘ ORDER BY 1’

IF @Status = 0 EXECUTE (@Task) SET @Return = @@ERROR

IF @Status = 0 SET @Status = @Return

END

DROP TABLE #DBAZ

SET NOCOUNT OFF

RETURN (@Status)

—-EXECUTE sp_ListFiles ‘E:\DataBase’,NULL,NULL,NULL,1

January 16, 2012February 5, 2012 Mustafa EL-Masry Configuration, Configuration

Enable xp_cmdshell using sp_configure

—- To allow advanced options to be changed.

EXEC sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1

—- To update the currently configured value for advanced options.

RECONFIGURE

—- To enable the feature.

EXEC sp_configure ‘xp_cmdshell’, 1

—- To update the currently configured value for this feature.

RECONFIGURE

January 14, 2012January 14, 2012 Mustafa EL-Masry New Function

String Function in SQL Server 2012

CONCAT() Function

Concat Function is new function in SQL Server 2012 this Function is very Great Function becouse in 2008 when we want to concat two name + Number we must make ++and Cast the Number to String that’s very hard today in this version we will make this operation in one and easy step . Let’s See How :

SELECT CONCAT(1, 2, 3, 4) AS SingleString
SELECT CONCAT(‘One’,1, 1.1, GETDATE()) AS SingleString
SELECT CONCAT(‘One’,2,NULL) AS SingleString
SELECT CONCAT(”,”,”,”) AS SingleString
SELECT CONCAT(NULL, NULL) AS SingleString

in old SQL Server when you want to conact Mostafa + Elmasry +1985 you write

Select ‘Mostafa’ + ‘ Elmasry’ + Cast(‘ 1985’ as Nvarchar(10)) AS My_Name

But in New Version that’s very easy see :

Select Concat(‘Mostafa’+’ Elmasry’+1985)

Format() Function

SET DATEFORMAT DMY
GO
DECLARE @DAY DATETIME = ’17/09/2010′;
SELECT FORMAT ( @DAY, ‘d’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @DAY, ‘d’, ‘fr-FR’ ) AS FR_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @DAY, ‘d’, ‘de-DE’ ) AS DE_Result;
GO
DECLARE @Month DATETIME = ’17/09/2010′;
SELECT FORMAT ( @Month, ‘M’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @Month, ‘M’, ‘fr-FR’ ) AS FR_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @Month, ‘M’, ‘de-DE’ ) AS DE_Result;
GO
DECLARE @YEAR DATETIME = ’17/09/2010′;
SELECT FORMAT ( @YEAR, ‘Y’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @YEAR, ‘Y’, ‘fr-FR’ ) AS FR_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @YEAR, ‘Y’, ‘de-DE’ ) AS DE_Result;
GO

Day
SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), ‘d’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), ‘dd’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), ‘ddd’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), ‘dddd’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;

Month SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'm', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result; SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'mm', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result; SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'mmm', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result; SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'mmmm', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result;

Year SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'y', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result; SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'yy', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result; SELECT FORMAT ( GETDATE(), 'yyy', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result;

Currency
DECLARE @var INT = 50
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’c’) AS Currency;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’c1′) AS Currency;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’c2′) AS Currency;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’c3′) AS Currency;
GO
DECLARE @d INT = 500;
SELECT FORMAT ( @d, ‘c’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @d, ‘c’, ‘fr-FR’ ) AS FR_Result;
SELECT FORMAT ( @d, ‘c’, ‘de-DE’ ) AS DE_Result;

miscalculation format
DECLARE @var INT = 50
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’p’) AS Percentage;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’e’) AS Scientific;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’x’) AS Hexa;
SELECT FORMAT(@var,’x4′) AS Hexa1;

language
SELECT FORMAT (GETDATE(), N’dddd MMMM dd, yyyy’, ‘en-US’) AS English_Result;
SELECT FORMAT (GETDATE(), N’dddd MMMM dd, yyyy’, ‘AR’) AS ARABIC_Result;
SELECT FORMAT (GETDATE(), N’dddd MMMM dd, yyyy’, ‘gu’) AS Gujarati_Result;