SQL Server: Functions vs. Stored Procedures to return result sets
A while back, I was building the database schema for a web application which had some reporting functionality and among...
2017-04-19
11,257 reads
SQL Server: DATETIME vs DATETIME2
When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue...
2017-02-06
2,054 reads
Fastest way to create and distribute a dynamic report from SQL Server
From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard...
2017-01-18
204 reads
Tables can't be compared
"I am trying to compare two databases and xSQL Data Compare has marked all table pairs with a red X and...
2017-01-11
173 reads
Database synchronization in the Software Development Life Cycle
Reading the title, most of you are probably thinking: What does database synchronization have to do with the Software Development...
2016-12-12
805 reads
Documenting databases
Open any book or article about database development and administration, and I can all but guarantee that you will find...
2016-12-01
337 reads
Comparing and synchronizing Oracle databases
Applies to: xSQL Oracle Data Compare v1.0 - 2.0
As you may have noticed, most of the articles in this blog focus...
2016-11-22
544 reads
How to deploy your SQL Server database to a remote server
CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server...
2016-11-11
2,073 reads
Comparing xSQL Schema Snapshots
Applies to: xSQL Schema Compare v7.0.0 – 9.0.2
Before I develop a scenario where xSQL Schema Compare snapshot comparison is necessary let’s...
2016-11-07
346 reads
Why is SQL Server scanning the clustered index when I have an index on the column I am filtering on?
*Originally published in our old blog on January 2009
I ran into a very simple SQL Server performance related question the...
2016-11-02
190 reads
Blogs
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...
Forums
Immediate Recap: Pounds 124, Clippers 117
No person would create the situation that a eye-catching video game of basketball was...
NFC Wild Card Breakdown: Cowboys vs. Packers
The Fresh Orleans Saints are shed the playoffs for the 3rd instantly time, which...
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers