SQL Server 2000 Undocumented Stored Procedures

sp_MSgettools_path

This stored procedure returns the path to 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 and utilities.

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 FilesMicrosoft SQL Server80Tools

sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything

This stored procedure returns the list of the objects, 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 database owner 1 in the pubs database.

USE pubs

GO

EXEC sp_MScheck_uid_owns_anything 1

GO

sp_columns_rowset

This stored procedure returns the complete column 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

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