I don't ever like the slippery slope argument.

Just my opinion

Agreed!

Great editorial, and great comment.

Biggest concern for me is "standards-based" implementation, and I don't mean simply "Industry-standards", as they are not always meaningful.

Functions provided from the vendor are supported by...

Great, simple example.

There's a "FileWatcher" task at http://www.sqlis.com that is available for free.

I have used it (SQL 2005), and love it (for what it does 🙂 ).

This example,...