Most of the time we move data from an RDBMS to a cube, but there are places where you might want to provide a feedback loop to the RDBMS. Andrew Muyobo shows how SSIS can help you do this.
2008-11-21
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I am trying to come up with a list of Job Schedules so I can make sure that my Jobs are staggered. Is there a way to query the system tables so I do not have to manually keep track of the schedules?
2008-11-21
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This white paper covers in detail the new integrated full-text search architecture, new features, main changes from full-text search in SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005, and limitations and best practices for deploying applications that use SQL Server 2008 full-text search.
2008-11-21
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This is the second article in the series on the new spatial data types in SQL Server 2008
2008-11-20
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Script components greatly enhance the flexibility of your SSIS packages. MVP Brian Knight shows how you can use this in your transformations.
2008-11-20
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The expressions language in Integration Services is a C style syntax, so you may need to escape certain characters.
2008-11-20
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Let us look at another means to increase the availability of your highly critical databases. We will extend the concept of filegroups as highlighted in a previous tip on Disaster Recovery Procedures in SQL Server 2005 Part 2 (Isolating Critical Objects) wherein we can use filegroups to isolate and store a critical object.
2008-11-20
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2008-11-19
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This article introduces us to the new Spatial Data Types in SQL Server 2008
2008-11-19
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Getting to the data you need is always a challenge. Views can provide a "no muss, no fuss" way to retrieve the data you need—whether it's in the current database or another.
2008-11-19
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By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
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I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers