sp_columns_rowset
The sp_columns_rowset stored procedure returns the complete 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 fix corruption 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 user mode.
See this link for more information:
How can I fix a corruption in a system 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 can create cursor for this purpose, or you can also use the sp_MSforeachdb stored procedure to accomplish the same goal with less work.
For example, you can use the sp_MSforeachdb stored procedure to 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 the database. You can create cursor for this purpose, or you can also use the sp_MSforeachtable stored procedure to accomplish the same goal with less work.
For example, you can use the sp_MSforeachtable stored procedure to rebuild all the indexes in a database:
EXEC sp_MSforeachtable @command1="print '?' DBCC DBREINDEX ('?')"
sp_MShelpcolumns
The sp_MShelpcolumns stored procedure returns the complete schema for a table, including the length, type, name, and whether a column 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 table in the pubs database, run:
USE pubs
GO
EXEC sp_MShelpcolumns 'authors'
GO
sp_MShelpindex
The sp_MShelpindex stored procedure returns information about name, status, fill factor, index columns names, and file groups for a given 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 in the pubs database, run:
USE pubs
GO
EXEC sp_MShelpindex 'authors'
GO
sp_MShelptype
The sp_MShelptype stored procedure returns much useful information 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 in the pubs database, run:
USE pubs
GO
EXEC sp_MShelptype
GO
sp_MSindexspace
The sp_MSindexspace stored procedure returns the size in kb, 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 table in the pubs database, run:
USE pubs
GO
EXEC sp_MSindexspace 'authors'
GO
sp_MSkilldb
The sp_MSkilldb stored procedure sets a database to suspect mode and uses DBCC DBREPAIR to kill it. You should run this 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 number of 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 in the 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 the total size and the space used by the tempdb database. It is used without parameters.
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 about current SQL Server 2000 users and processes similar to sp_who, but it provides more detailed information. sp_who2 returns CPUTime, DiskIO, LastBatch and ProgramName 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'