Using FileSystemObject with DTS
This article will show you how to use the FileSystemObject to determine the existence of a file inside DTS.
2001-05-23
8,332 reads
Articles
SP_MSForeachtable - Life Without Cursors.
Is there such a thing as a task where you would not need a cursor? Hidden in the depths of the master database are a series of stored procedures that can replace some cursors with these one-liners.
2001-05-22
14,209 reads
Standing Back And Looking At Benchmark Results
What do the TPC-C benchmarks mean to the average DBA? In this article, Neil Boyle steps back and looks at them from a practical view.
2001-05-22
5,774 reads
Using DMO to Execute a Job
Using DMO to execute a job is a powerful technique that is easy to apply. This article by Andy Warren has all the code you need to do it!
2001-05-22
5,333 reads
Piping a Query to a Text File
The case where one has to send the results of a query to a text file comes up quite often. This quick tip will show you how to output the results of a query to a text file.
2001-05-21
11,933 reads
Prove Your Case and Win a Buck!
Your database design should be impervious to this documented behavior of the ADO delete method. Be one of the first five members to give a compelling reason why not, and take a dollar from starving columnist Sean Burke.
2001-05-21
3,324 reads
Quick Tip: Taking a Database Offline
An interesting database option which is hidden from Enterprise Manager in SQL Server 7.0 is offline.
2001-05-21
9,712 reads
Tuning SQL Server Memory in 2 Minutes
You cannot do a proper tuning job on SQL server in two minutes, but you can get a good idea of how well a server is set up. This article will show you how to quickly evaluate the efficiency of memory usage on your server.
2001-05-21
10,022 reads
VMWare
VMWare is a software product that is great for testing new ideas without having to purchase and install a separate machine.
2001-05-21
4,331 reads
SQL Server 2000 Black Book
A review of the SQL Server 2000 Black Book from the Coriolis Black Book series.
2001-05-18
4,601 reads
Blogs
Simple Talks Episode 9–Data masking and subsetting
By Steve Jones
The episode on data masking and subetting is out. You can see it here:...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Avoid Perfect for Good Enough
By Brian Kelley
I'm listening to Effortless by Greg McKeon (link to author's page) through Audible.com. He...
Book Review – Humanizing Data Strategy by Tiankai Feng
This book was making its rounds on social media, and the concept seems interesting...
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