How to handle lost LF/CR when copying [code]
A quick workaround from a longtime community member that helps you prevent the LF/CR from being lost if you copy scripts from the code tags in your posts.
2007-11-27
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Articles
New T-SQL Features in SQL Server 2005 Part 1
SQL Server 2005 has changed many of the ways in which we will use SQL Server in the future with a dizzying array of new features and enhancements. Sureshkumar Ramakrishnan brings us the first part in a series looking at what these changes do and how to use them.
2007-11-27 (first published: 2006-11-29)
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Changing Career Gears
How can you get started as a DBA? One of our authors takes a look back at her career and how it has evolved into a DBA role with SQL Server.
2007-11-26
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Database Snapshots in SQL Server 2005
One of the brand new features in SQL Server 2005 is the database snapshot. New authors Arvinder Singh Khosla and S.Srivathsani Murthy bring us a look at how these static view databases can be setup and used in your environment.
2007-11-26 (first published: 2006-11-27)
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Every DBA's nightmare
When a copy of all 25 million of the UK’s child benefit records, including bank details, went missing in the post, whilst being sent to the NAO (National Audit Office) on 18th October, the UK government must have known that a cover-up was impossible. This sort of incident is every DBA’s nightmare.
2007-11-26
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Enterprise Architecture – Connect-the-Dots for Adults, Part 3
This article, the third in a series on enterprise architecture, discusses the approaches to developing an enterprise architecture, describing the methods, benefits and pitfalls of each.
2007-11-26
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SQL Server Connection Strings
Some common and not so common connection strings for the .NET SqlConnection object. The article includes .NET sample code and some tricks to increase the supportability of your application.
2007-11-26
6,938 reads
Importing XML Files Into SQL Server
Have you ever received an XML file from someone to import into SQL Server? It's not as easy as you might expect, especially in SQL Server 2000. New author Steve Moore brings us an article and code on how to do just that.
2007-11-23 (first published: 2006-02-15)
38,260 reads
Events in SharePoint 2007
Windows® SharePoint® Services (WSS) 3.0 offers developers many significant improvements for building custom business solutions based on SharePoint sites. One of the biggest developer-focused enhancements has to do with a new infrastructure for handling server-side events.
2007-11-23
3,783 reads
Running totals in SQL Server queries
How often do you need to keep a total of all previous rows values when you run a query? This article shows you how you can achieve this.
2007-11-23 (first published: 2006-11-23)
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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