Using Stored Procedures in SQL Server
If you’re a programmer, you know that SQL is becoming more and more prevalent. Here’s a guide to one of its basic building blocks the stored procedure.
Career Advice for DBAs
Looking to advance your career? Trying to get started as a DBA? Some advice from a DBA with ten years working with SQL Server
FAQ : Why can't I see my text field's data when using ADO?
In this FAQ of the week, you'll see one of the most common bugs that programmers run into when programming using ADO against a SQL Server.
Taming the Stateless Beast: Managing Session State
Running a Web farm means managing session state across servers. Since session state can't be shared across a Web farm with Internet Information Services 5.0, a custom solution is required. One such solution using a tool called the session manager is described here.
XP_ENUM Stored Procedures
Digging a little deeper this week into extended stored procedures, we find the xp_enum procedures. These
procedures require no parameters but provide a handy bridge to the operating system and is extremely helpful for developers.
SQL Server CE: New Version Lets You Store and Upda
Handheld device users need to be able to synchronize with a main data store when it's convenient and, preferably, when the back-end database server isn't busy. SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition allows you to build a traveling data store that can be displayed and run on a variety of devices. SQL Server CE supports a subset of the full SQL Server package, and can be used as a standalone server or in tandem with SWL Server and IIS.
Tame Those Strings - Part 6
Continuing with Steve Jones series on string manipulation, this article looks at an interesting facet of the SELECT operator.
The Guru's Guide to T-SQL
Steve Jones's review of this classic and reference. A must-have for every SQL Server DBA.
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
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A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
My 2024 in Data: Music
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This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
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suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Forums
String Variable and sp_executesql
I am not understanding why this command completes "successfully" and it seems correct to...
printing complete path
get-ChildItem C:\ -recurse -erroraction silentlycontinue | sort length -descending | select -first 10 FullName,length...
Question of the Day
Superseded Indexes
Which of these indexes is superseded by another?
See possible answers