SQL Server MVP Simon Sabin brings us a very interesting article on a possibilltyfor using enumerated values instead of integer or other coded foreign keys. It is an interesting idea that could go a long way towards making code easier to read.
2007-08-28
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Part 7 of our "Developing a Complete SQL Server OLTP Database Project" discusses performance issues resulting from using EncryptByCert and DecryptByCert. Read the article and download the code to run the test yourself.
2007-08-28
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This article shows how to use DDL triggers to capture schema changes. This solutions works a little differently than most DDL triggers examples. This script captures the old object that was replaced.
2007-08-28
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If you're in the UK in October, you might want to sign up for the SQLBits Community day put on by MVP Simon Sabin.
2007-08-27
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Danny Gould has written a very interesting piece of software that gives you a view into the storage of your data inside SQL Server. And it's FREE!!! He brings us a description of this software in this short article.
2007-08-27
13,145 reads
This article shows how to use the SqlDataSource and AccessDataSource controls to query data from a relational database.
2007-08-27
3,636 reads
This article demonstrates how you can use Surface Area Configuration utility in order to modify some of the security-related settings that have been applied during installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
2007-08-27
1,878 reads
One of the more interesting new features with SQL Server 2005 is the native encryption built into the product. Expert SQL crpytographer, Michael Coles, brings us a look at the symmetric keys in SQL Server 2005 and how they can be used to encrypt data and be secured by a certificate.
2007-08-24 (first published: 2007-05-11)
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Not the ones you think, but all good reasons to come to Denver. Read on for a bit of humor and find out how to come to the SQLServerCentral.com party!
2007-08-24 (first published: 2007-08-08)
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An easy to use .NET solution for Job Scheduling, with pluggable actions, that runs on a Windows Service. Backup your SQL Server Express and much more!
2007-08-24
2,266 reads
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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