http://www.sqldbatips.com/ Code samples, articles and tips for SQL Server DBA's covering SQL2000 and SQL2005 en-GB http://www.sqldbatips.com/images/rsslogo.jpg http://www.sqldbatips.com/ An updated version of the Expressmaint utility (1.8.0.0) is now available. This version adds a fix for including databases that have not yet started for Express Edition and also adds SQL Authentication support http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D29 2009-05-04 An updated version of the Expressmaint utility (1.6.0.0) is now available. This version adds fixes for databases with apostrophes in their name and for errors if no report file is specified for backup operations http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D29 2008-11-04 An updated version of the Expressmaint utility (1.5.0.0) is now available. This version adds two new database operations for updating database statistics and a new switch to control whether to continue multi database operations if they fail for one or more databases. It also includes a fix for a bug in SMO with the Reorganize method which generates incorrect TSQL for indexes with a non default fill factor. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D29 2008-07-04 A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager for Vista is now available (2.0.0.5). This releases adds compatability for SQL 2008 RC0 and filters the SQL Agent service from being managed for SQL 2008 Express Edition http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D46 2008-07-02 A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager is now available for XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.13). This releases adds compatability for SQL 2008 RC0 and filters the SQL Agent service from being managed for SQL 2008 Express Edition. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site. A new build for Vista will be available shortly. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D46 2008-07-02 A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager for Vista is now available (2.0.0.4). This releases add a fix for a localisation issue with the SQLServiceManager service for users running non English installations of Vista. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D46 2008-05-21 New builds of SQL 2005 Service Manager are now available for Vista (2.0.0.3) and XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.12). These releases add a fix for Analysis Services and SSIS discovery. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D46 2008-03-15 New builds of SQL 2005 Service Manager are now available for Vista (2.0.0.2) and XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.11). These releases add SQL 2008 and Windows 2008 compatability. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fshowarticle%2Easp%3FID%3D46 2007-11-29 The November Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of SQL Server 2008 is now available. Links to the CTP releases of SQL Server 2008 Books Online (BOL) and SQL Express are available at the bottom of the download page. This release is packed with new features including Backup Compression, Resource Governor, TSQL intellisense in SSMS, Filestream, Geospatial support, Change Tracking, Data Collection and Performance Warehouse enhancements and Transparent Database Encryption. Go try it out! http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emicrosoft%2Ecom%2Fdownloads%2Fdetails%2Easpx%3FFamilyId%3D3BF4C5CA%2DB905%2D4EBC%2D8901%2D1D4C1D1DA884%26displaylang%3Den 2007-11-19 I'm happy to announce that 2 of the most popular tools on sqldbatips.com are now available on Codeplex including full source code. I've set up projects for SQL 2005 Service Manager and for ExpressMaint. Downloads will still be available on both sqldbatips.com and Codeplex but source code is only available from the Codeplex projects. http://www.sqldbatips.com/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esqldbatips%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Easp 2007-08-29