Version Control for Stored Procedures
Version control for stored procedures isn't always popular and certainly isn't easy. Or can it be? Andy discusses a technique he used on a recent project that you might find interesting.
2002-05-10
13,464 reads
Administration
Multi-Server Administration
Multi server administration allows you to create jobs and maintenance plans once. You can then monitor and change them from one SQL Server. View job histories and statuses for 2, 4, 10, or more SQL Servers from one master SQL Server. See how you can simplify your administration duties with multi server administration.
2002-05-06
13,469 reads
SQL Maintenance Plans
Do you use the maintenance plans or hate them? Wish they would do more? Curious about how they work under the hood? Cmon, you gotta read this one! Trust us, it's not another "how-to" article! Well, maybe just a little bit!
2005-03-04 (first published: 2002-04-11)
34,059 reads
Attach and Detach..Again
Attaching and detaching databases is old hat these days right? Do you know how to reattach a database that has more than 16 files? Or do you know what happens if you try to reattach a database that had two log files but one is missing/deleted? And even if you know the answer to that - do you know how to fix it without restoring from backup? Maybe it's not ALL old hat just yet!
2006-06-23 (first published: 2002-04-05)
24,242 reads
Copying DTS Packages To a Different Server
How do you easily copy DTS packages from one server to another? DTS, BCP, T-SQL? Are there advantages to using one method over another? Andy did some research - read the article and see what works and what doesn't!
2006-05-05 (first published: 2002-03-19)
38,194 reads
Middle Tier Application Data Caching with SQL Server 2000
Middle tier applications often use a single database management system (DBMS) to store data, which can expose scaling limitations as the number of user requests increases. Caching, a technique used to increase application performance by copying data and then using the copied data in place of the original data, can dramatically increase the throughput (the number of application requests serviceable per unit time) and scalability of middle tier applications.
2002-03-08
2,221 reads
Freeware DBEzze 1.0 Released
DBEzze is a freeware product that can look into a database and generate XML structural or data output. It can also generate INSERT statements from a table, view or stored procedure. This freeware product is available for download from SQLServerCentral.com members only.
2002-03-06
101 reads
Getting the Most Out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer, Part II
Brian Kelley continues his series on getting the most out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer. In this article he looks at the Object Browser and the Transact-SQL Debugger, new features in the 2000 Edition which can reduce development and troubleshooting time for DBAs and database developers.
2007-10-03 (first published: 2002-03-05)
40,165 reads
SQL Mail Resources
As I work with a particular topic or problem, I often research on the Internet
different opinions, white papers, etc. Here is a list of resources that are located both
on SQL Server Central and other sites that I have found useful.
2002-03-04
11,059 reads
Getting the Most out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer, Part I
So you open up the tool a hundred times a day. In this article by Brian Kelley, he shows you how to get the most out of some of the known and unknown features.
2004-12-23 (first published: 2002-02-21)
39,260 reads
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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