2001-06-04
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Articles
Put Advanced SQL Server Features To Work
SQL is the lingua franca of server-side Web data apps. Some of the advanced features of SQL joins, views, rankings, and computed columns can drastically simplify your code.
2001-06-04
1,107 reads
Missing Temp Tables
In part one of a two part article, Andy Warren challenges the readers of SQLServerCentral.com to solve a problem involving ADO and SQL Server. Are you up to the challenge?
2001-06-01
4,213 reads
Scrubbing Data With DTS : Part 1
When trying to implement data from an external source, very rarely do you receive the data in perfect condition. In part one of this series, we show you how to clean your data using DTS.
2001-06-01
8,404 reads
A Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Update
Getting ready to install Windows 2000 SP2? Read this article first. It provides links to resources as well as potential problems.
2001-06-01
1,069 reads
MesaureUP Test Prep (70-029)
Review of the MeasureUp test preparation serivce actually used by the author for the SQL Server 7 Design exam(70-029).
2001-05-31
3,515 reads
SP_MSFOREACHDB - Getting a list of databases via TSQL.
Sp_MSforeachdb gives a DBA the ability to cycle through every database in your catalog. Find out how to use it.
2001-05-31
13,709 reads
SQL 7 Bugs on SMP Servers
SQL Server 7 has a number of bugs that occur on multi-processor machines. This article presents a concise listing of these bugs.
2001-05-30
3,325 reads
A Look at SQL Server CE
An introductory article from Microsoft on the newest version of SQL Server: SQL Server CE designed for Windows CE devices. Includes some ideas for where this version fits in your architecture.
2001-05-30
1,721 reads
ANSI Joins
Are you confused by all this inner join style syntax that is becoming more and more prominent lately? This article by Neil Boyle will help you find your footing in the ANSI join syntax.
2001-05-29
10,427 reads
Blogs
How to find free space in Azure PosgreSQL
I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
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Question of the Day
Running Steve's Code
Can you run this code in any of your SQL Server 2019 databases without error?
CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[StevesAmazingProc]
AS
SELECT Consumer_ID ,
Trend_Category ,
Bit_Trace
FROM NewWorldDB.dbo.MarketTrend;
GO See possible answers