Simplify SQL Server 2005 queries with a Dates table
Learn what a Dates table is and how to create one, and then try it out for yourself
2008-05-06
5,831 reads
Articles
SQL Server source code analysis and management adds database security
SQL Server source code analysis and management add database security by debugging and testing SQL applications. Learn about SQL source code analysis.
2008-05-06
2,617 reads
The Dedicated Administrator Connection
New to SQL Server 2005 is the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC), which provides a way to ensure you can always connect to your server. No more getting locked out of a busy server as could occur in prior versions. Wayne Fillis brings us a short tutorial on this handy new feature.
2008-05-05 (first published: 2007-02-06)
7,694 reads
Getting Organized
As DBAs we should be very detail oriented, but Steve Jones talks about some challenges with keeping up with your tasks and projects and some software that might help.
2008-05-05
44 reads
Getting Organized
As DBAs we should be very detail oriented, but Steve Jones talks about some challenges with keeping up with your tasks and projects and some software that might help.
2008-05-05
30 reads
SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Reporting Services Performance: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?
In this article, David Leibowitz compares the performance of the prerelease of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services to SSRS 2005. While it is clear performance improvements have been made for report automation, developers might have differing opinions on the new Report Designer.
2008-05-05
4,012 reads
SqlCredit – Part 15: The Cost of Distribution
Part 15 of this series examines what cost is paid when tables are separated into multiple databases on the same server.
2008-05-05
2,879 reads
The Shortage of Programmers
Steve Jones thinks that programmers should be able to negotiate any deal they can and Joel Spolsky has no reason to be upset.
2008-05-04
37 reads
The Shortage of Programmers
Steve Jones thinks that programmers should be able to negotiate any deal they can and Joel Spolsky has no reason to be upset.
2008-05-04
38 reads
The Shortage of Programmers
Steve Jones thinks that programmers should be able to negotiate any deal they can and Joel Spolsky has no reason to be upset.
2008-05-04
39 reads
Blogs
Deploying an Updated Model with SQL Compare 16
By Steve Jones
In a previous post, I deployed a model to a database using SQL Compare...
Reality (And Limits) of Instant File Initialization for Transaction Logs in SQL Server 2022
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Looking Back at the Redgate 2026 Company Kickoff
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Last week I spent a few days in Cambridge, UK for the Redgate Company...
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Adding and Dropping Columns II
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) , [Country2] [char] (3), [stateprovince2] [char] (2), [Country] [char] (3), [stateprovince] [char] ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to drop the stateprovince2 and country2 columns. What code should I use? See possible answers