SQLCentric
This is an update to v1.2 of the product which does monitoring of your SQL servers. Looks like it checks service status, jobs, disk space, some other things. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-01
1,425 reads
Additional Articles
MZTools - Addin for VB6
Freeware! This add-in gives you some great extra features when working in VB6. It has a tab index setter, options to add a chunk of error handling code, a simple code analyzer that gives you some metrics, and my favorite - an option to identify unused code and variables. If you're still using VB6 it's worth trying.
2003-07-30
1,541 reads
Database Server Clash Revisited (Eweek)
This is a follow up article on the database comparison they did about 18 months ago.
2003-07-24
604 reads
MSMQ Extended Stored Procedures For SQL Server
As you might guess from the title, this is an extended stored procedure that you can use to interact with MSMQ. It's supposed to be extremely fast, able to handle 4-5k messages per second and have a very small memory footprint. (Press Release)
2003-07-17
1,310 reads
New Product - Equivalent Script
At Last! No need to convert SQL Scripts from one dialect to another. Although SQL is a simple language, it can be tedious, inaccurate and frustrating when developing equivalent SQL scripts for multiple database servers. This product handles the conversion for you. (Not Reviewed)
2003-07-15
804 reads
More Templates for Lockwood Tech Proc Blaster
Need more templates for Proc Blaster? LockwoodTech Software has partnered with Harjai Software Consultants to develop templates for Proc-Blaster, a development tool for ASP Code Generation.
2003-07-14
825 reads
SQL Bible
Here, in one definitive volume, is all the information you need to understand and use SQL and its implementations in accordance with the established SQL99 standard. Whether you want to learn database programming from scratch, you’d like to sharpen your SQL skills, or you need to know more about programming for a heterogeneous database environment, this book provides the complete menu. (Not Reviewed)
2003-07-11
948 reads
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Weekend Crash Course
The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about SQL Server 2000. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with SQL Server. Or maybe you just like a challenge. Open the book Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to get right to work on a SQL Server 2000 databases.(Not Reviewed)
2003-07-04
793 reads
Stored Procedure Script Generation By Dependency
This article from Robbe Morris at EggheadCafe.com looks at how to generate a script for a stored procedure that includes all it's dependencies.
2003-07-03
1,549 reads
SQL Server Upgrade Recommendations and Best Practices - Part 2
This article, Part 2 – SQL Server 6.5 to 2000 Critical Upgrade Decisions and Redundant Upgrade Architecture, will begin to detail the technical components faced by the DBAs and Developers during the Upgrade process. The technical components detail the Critical Upgrade Decisions related to ANSI NULLS, Quoted Identifiers and other items.
2003-06-30
2,377 reads
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers