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Microsoft provide good documentation with SQL Server, this is often a good source of information.
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- Add a column to a table unless it already exists
- Count the total number of records in all user tables
- Create a table unless it already exists
- Create a temporary table
- Create a view unless it already exists
- Create an index unless it already exists
- Determine the name of the database you are connected to
- Determine the name of the user for the current session
- Determine which service pack is installed
- Export data to a comma separated file
- Import data from a comma separated file
- List all currently connected users
- List all columns in a table
- List all databases
- List all indexes on a table
- List all filegroups
- List all tables
- List all tables or indexes within a filegroup
- List all tables that contain a given column name
- List the size of each table in the database
- List table information
- Move a database file
- Obtain record field size information
- Restore an NT4 system and SQL Server 7 databases from a full backup
- Restore a W2K system and SQL Server 2000 databases from a full backup
- Run dbcc checkdb on each database (using cursors)
- Script a full NT4 and SQL Server 7 backup
- Script a full W2K and SQL Server 2000 backup
- Set a single database into Single User Mode
- SQL Server Replication
- Start SQL Server 2000 in Single User Mode
- Test if a trigger exists
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