An Alternative Way To Get the Table's Rowcount
This article examines an alternative method for finding the rowcount of a table besides using a select count(*)
COM+ Application Guidelines for Visual Basic Development
This 80-page reference article presents guidelines for designing, building, and deploying COM+ applications, with an emphasis on Visual Basic.
Introduction to SQL-DMO
SQL-DMO is a pretty cool way of working with SQL Server. Never tried it? Sean Burke offers a very readable introduction to how it works.
More on Returning a Subset of a Recordset
Last week's tip created quite a discussion on different techniques for returning a subset of a recordset.
Here are a few of the alternative solutions offered.
Reattaching Databases - Some Code AND a Contest - Follow Up!
Early in September Andy posted an article that explained how to use DMO to reattach a lot of MDF's in a hurry AND challenged our readers to accomplish the same task in T-SQL. Today we announce the winning solution!
Update: Guide to Clustering Windows 2000 and SQL Server 2000
This is an update to a recent article that provides a step-by-step guide to clustering SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000.
Pre-Sliced Peanut Butter
Pre-sliced peanut butter is on its way to U.S. store shelves in test markets - fact or fiction??
SQL Spy Releases as OpenSource
Download the source code today for a great method for SQL Server live monitoring.
Telemarketing Revenge
If you are like me, you probably get lots of telemarketing calls. Here's a good one to use the next time you get called by a phone company.
Some Undocumented Stored Procedures
This article examines some of the undocumented stored procedures that exist in SQL Server 7.0
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Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
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Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
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Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
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Testing whether TRY_CONVERT is losing precision
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Question of the Day
The Reindeer Count
How many reindeer does Santa have pulling his sleigh? (according to the famous song) Hint, the answers are not base 10.
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