sp_MSget_qualified_name
The sp_MSget_qualified_name stored procedure is used toget the qualified name for the given object id.
Syntax
sp_MSget_qualified_name object_id, qualified_name
where
object_id - is the object id. object_id is int. qualified_name - is the qualified name of the object. qualified_name is nvarchar(512). |
This is the example to get the qualified name for the authors tablefrom the pubs database.
USE pubs GO declare @object_id int, @qualified_name nvarchar(512) select @object_id = object_id('authors') EXEC sp_MSget_qualified_name @object_id, @qualified_name output select @qualified_name GO |
Here is the result set from my machine:
-------------------------------------- [dbo].[authors] |
sp_MSdrop_object
The sp_MSdrop_object stored procedure is used to drop anobject (it can be table, view, stored procedure or trigger) for the givenobject id, object name, and object owner. If object id, object name, and objectowner are not specified, then nothing will be dropped.
Syntax
sp_MSdrop_object [object_id] [,object_name] [,object_owner]
where
object_id - is the object id. object_id is int, with a default of NULL. object_name - is the name of the object. object_name is sysname, with a default of NULL. object_owner - is the object owner. object_owner is sysname, with a default of NULL. |
This is the example of dropping the titleauthor tablefrom the pubs database.
USE pubs GO declare @object_id int select @object_id = object_id('titleauthor') EXEC sp_MSdrop_object @object_id GO |
sp_gettypestring
The sp_gettypestring stored procedure returns the typestring for the given table id and column id.
Syntax
sp_gettypestring tabid, colid, typestring
where
tabid - is the table id. tabid is int. colid - is the column id. colid is int. typestring - is the type string. It's output parameter. typestring is nvarchar(255). |
This is the example to get the type string for the column number 2 inthe authors table, from the pubs database.
USE pubs GO declare @tabid int, @typestring nvarchar(255) select @tabid = object_id('authors') EXEC sp_gettypestring @tabid, 2, @typestring output select @typestring GO |
Here is the result set from my machine:
------------------------------- varchar(40) |
sp_MSgettools_path
The sp_MSgettools_path stored procedure returns the pathto the SQL Server 2000 tools and utilities.
Syntax
sp_MSgettools_path install_path
where
install_path - is the installation path. It's output parameter. install_path is nvarchar(260). |
This is the example to get the path to the SQL Server 2000 tools andutilities.
USE master GO declare @install_path NVARCHAR(260) EXEC sp_MSgettools_path @install_path OUTPUT select @install_path GO |
Here is the result set from my machine:
------------------------------------------------------------ C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools |
sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything
The sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything stored procedure returnsthe list of the object, owned by the specified user.
Syntax
sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything uid
where
uid - is the User ID, unique in this database. uid is smallint. |
This is the example to get the list of the objects, owned by the databaseowner 1 in the pubs database.
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything 1 GO |
sp_columns_rowset
The sp_columns_rowset stored procedure returns thecomplete columns description, including the length, type, name, and so on.
Syntax
sp_columns_rowset table_name [, table_schema ] [, column_name]
where
table_name - is the table name. table_name is sysname. table_schema - is the table schema. table_schema is sysname, with a default of NULL. column_name - is the column name. column_name is sysname, with a default of NULL. |
This is the example:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_columns_rowset 'authors' GO |
sp_fixindex
The sp_fixindex stored procedure can be used to fixcorruption in a system table by recreating the index.
Syntax
sp_fixindex dbname, tabname, indid
where
dbname - is the database name. dbname is sysname. tabname - is the system table name. tabname is sysname. indid - is the index id value. indid is int |
Note. Before using this stored procedure the database has to be in single usermode.
See this link for more information:
How can I fix a corruption in asystem table?
This is the example:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_fixindex pubs, sysindexes, 2 GO |
sp_MSforeachdb
Sometimes, you need to perform the same actions for all databases. You cancreate cursor for this purpose, or you can also use the sp_MSforeachdb storedprocedure to accomplish the same goal with less work.
For example, you can use the sp_MSforeachdb stored procedureto run a CHECKDB for all the databases on your server:
EXEC sp_MSforeachdb @command1="print '?' DBCC CHECKDB ('?')"
sp_MSforeachtable
Sometimes, you need to perform the same actions for all tables in thedatabase. You can create cursor for this purpose, or you can also use the sp_MSforeachtable storedprocedure to accomplish the same goal with less work.
For example, you can use the sp_MSforeachtable storedprocedure to rebuild all the indexes in a database:
EXEC sp_MSforeachtable @command1="print '?' DBCC DBREINDEX ('?')"
sp_MShelpcolumns
The sp_MShelpcolumns stored procedure returns thecomplete schema for a table, including the length, type, name, and whether acolumn is computed.
Syntax
sp_MShelpcolumns tablename [, flags] [, orderby] [, flags2]
where
tablename - is the table name. tablename is nvarchar(517). flags - flags is int, with a default of 0. orderby - orderby is nvarchar(10), with a default of NULL. flags - flags2 is int, with a default of 0. |
To get the full columns description for the authors tablein the pubs database, run:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MShelpcolumns 'authors' GO |
sp_MShelpindex
The sp_MShelpindex stored procedure returns informationabout name, status, fill factor, index columns names, and file groups for agiven table.
Syntax
sp_MShelpindex tablename [, indexname] [, flags]
where
tablename - is the table name. tablename is nvarchar(517). indexname - is the index name. indexname is nvarchar(258), with a default of NULL. flags - flags is int, with a default of NULL. |
To get the indexes description for the authors table inthe pubs database, run:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MShelpindex 'authors' GO |
sp_MShelptype
The sp_MShelptype stored procedure returns much usefulinformation about system data types and user data types.
Syntax
sp_MShelptype [typename] [, flags]
where
typename - is the type name. typename is nvarchar(517), with a default of NULL. flags - flags is nvarchar(10), with a default of NULL. |
To get information about all built-in and user defined data types inthe pubs database, run:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MShelptype GO |
sp_MSindexspace
The sp_MSindexspace stored procedure returns the size inkb, of the indexes found in a particular table.
Syntax
sp_MSindexspace tablename [, index_name]
where
tablename - is the table name. tablename is nvarchar(517). index_name - is the index name. index_name is nvarchar(258), with a default of NULL. |
To determine the space used by the indexes from the authors tablein the pubs database, run:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MSindexspace 'authors' GO |
sp_MSkilldb
The sp_MSkilldb stored procedure sets a database tosuspect mode and uses DBCC DBREPAIR to kill it. You should runthis sp from the context of the master database. Use it very carefully.
Syntax
sp_MSkilldb dbname
where
dbname - is the database name. dbname is nvarchar(258). |
To kill the pubs database, run:
USE master GO EXEC sp_MSkilldb 'pubs' GO |
sp_MStablespace
The sp_MStablespace stored procedure returns the numberof rows in a table and the space the table and index use.
Syntax
sp_MStablespace name [, id]
where
name - is the table name. name is nvarchar(517). id - id is int, with a default of NULL. |
To determine the space used by the authors table inthe pubs database, run:
USE pubs GO EXEC sp_MStablespace 'authors' GO |
Here is the result set from my machine:
Rows DataSpaceUsed IndexSpaceUsed ----------- ------------- -------------- 23 8 32 |
sp_tempdbspace
The sp_tempdbspace stored procedure can be used to get thetotal size and the space used by the tempdb database. It is used withoutparameters.
Syntax
sp_tempdbspace
This is the example:
EXEC sp_tempdbspace
Here is the result set from my machine:
database_name database_size spaceused ------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------- tempdb 9.750000 .562500 |
sp_who2
The sp_who2 stored procedure returns information aboutcurrent SQL Server 2000 users and processes similar to sp_who, but it providesmore detailed information. sp_who2 returns CPUTime, DiskIO, LastBatch andProgramName in addition to the data provided by sp_who.
Syntax
sp_who [loginame]
where
loginame - the user's login name. If not specified, the procedure reports on all active users of SQL Server. |
This example returns information for the 'sa' login:
EXEC sp_who2 'sa'
sp_MSgetversion
Thisextended stored procedure can be used to get the current version of MicrosoftSQL Server. To get the current SQL Server version, run
EXEC master..sp_MSgetversion
Note. A more common way to retrievethe current SQL Server version (this way provides more information) is to usefollowing SELECT statement:
SELECT @@version
xp_dirtree
This extended stored procedure can be used to get a list of all the foldersfor the folder named in the xp. To get a list of all the folders in theC:\MSSQL7 folder, run:
EXEC master..xp_dirtree 'C:\MSSQL7'
xp_enum_oledb_providers
This extended stored procedure is used to list of all the available OLE DBproviders. It returns Provider Name, Parse Name and Provider Description. Toget a list of all OLE DB providers for your SQL Server, run:
EXEC master..xp_enum_oledb_providers
xp_enumcodepages
This extended stored procedure can be used to list of all code pages,character sets and their description for your SQL Server. To get a list of allcode pages and character sets, run:
EXEC master..xp_enumcodepages
xp_enumdsn
This extended stored procedure returns a list of all System DSNs and theirdescription. To get the list of System DSNs, run:
EXEC master..xp_enumdsn
xp_enumerrorlogs
This extended stored procedure returns the list of all error logs withtheir last change date. To get the list of error logs, run:
EXEC master..xp_enumerrorlogs
xp_enumgroups
This extended stored procedure returns the list of Windows NT groups andtheir description. To get the list of the Windows NT groups, run:
EXEC master..xp_enumgroups
xp_fileexist
You can use this extended stored procedure to determine whether a particularfile exists on the disk or not.
Syntax:
EXECUTE xp_fileexist filename [,file_exists INT OUTPUT]
For example, to check whether thefile boot.ini exists on disk c: or not, run:
EXEC master..xp_fileexist'c:\boot.ini'
xp_fixeddrives
This very useful extended stored procedure returns the list of all harddrives and the amount of free space in Mb for each hard drive.
To see the list of drives, run:
EXEC master..xp_fixeddrives
xp_getnetname
This extended stored procedure returns the WINS name of the SQL Server thatyou're connected to.
To view the name, run:
EXEC master..xp_getnetname
xp_readerrorlog
This extended stored procedure returns the content of the errorlog file.You can find the errorlog file in the C:\MSSQL7\Log directory, by default forSQL Server 7.0.
To see the text of the errorlog file,run:
EXEC master..xp_readerrorlog
xp_regdeletekey
This extended stored procedure will delete an entire key from the registry.You should use it very carefully.
Syntax:
EXECUTE xp_regdeletekey [@rootkey=]'rootkey',
[@key=]'key'
For example, to delete the key 'SOFTWARE\Test' from 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', run:
EXEC master..xp_regdeletekey
@rootkey='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
@key='SOFTWARE\Test'
xp_regdeletevalue
This extended stored procedure will delete a particular value for a key inthe registry. You should use it very carefully.
Syntax:
EXECUTE xp_regdeletevalue[@rootkey=]'rootkey',
[@key=]'key',
[@value_name=]'value_name'
For example, to delete the value 'TestValue' for the key 'SOFTWARE\Test' from'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', run:
EXEC master..xp_regdeletevalue
@rootkey='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
@key='SOFTWARE\Test',
@value_name='TestValue'
xp_regread
This extended stored procedure is used to read from the registry.
Syntax:
EXECUTE xp_regread[@rootkey=]'rootkey',
[@key=]'key'
[, [@value_name=]'value_name']
[, [@value=]@value OUTPUT]
For example, to read into the variable @test from the value 'TestValue' fromthe key 'SOFTWARE\Test' from the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', run:
DECLARE @test varchar(20)
EXEC master..xp_regread @rootkey='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
@key='SOFTWARE\Test',
@value_name='TestValue',
@value=@test OUTPUT
SELECT @test
xp_regwrite
This extended stored procedure is used to write to the registry.
Syntax:
EXECUTE xp_regwrite[@rootkey=]'rootkey',
[@key=]'key',
[@value_name=]'value_name',
[@type=]'type',
[@value=]'value'
For example, to write the variable 'Test' to the 'TestValue' value, key'SOFTWARE\Test', 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', run:
EXEC master..xp_regwrite
@rootkey='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
@key='SOFTWARE\Test',
@value_name='TestValue',
@type='REG_SZ',
@value='Test'
xp_subdirs
This extended stored procedure is used to get the list of folders for thefolder named in the xp. In comparison with xp_dirtree, xp_subdirs returns onlythose directories whose depth = 1.
This is the example:
EXEC master..xp_subdirs 'C:\MSSQL7'
Note.Keep in mind that theseundocumented extended stored procedures are not officially supported byMicrosoft, and that they may not be found in the next version of SQL Server.