With the introduction of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft has created a new .NET management API for SQL Server called SQL Management Objects (SMO). As I started working with SQL Server in earnest following its release I discovered a few limitations that I hoped to correct using SMO. This article describes those problems and how to use SMO to script database objects.
2005-12-14
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A quick and dirty procedure to allow you to grant execute permissions to a user, or role, quickly and easily.
2005-12-13
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One of the many tasks of the SQL Server Database administrator is to take and maintain backups of SQL Server databases. This includes taking backups of analytical databases as well. Read on to learn how to backup an Analysis service database.
2005-12-13
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Have you ever needed to figure out which objects in development need to go to production? Ever wondered about how to get your databases back in synch? SQL Server guru David Poole takes a look at SQL Examiner, a product that he feel works well for him and is looking to purchase. Read about David's impressions and see if this is for you.
2005-12-12
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This article will explore the new Row Versioning feature in SQL 2005, and the two new transaction isolation levels that take advantage of it: Read Committed Snapshot and Snapshot Isolation.
2005-12-12
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After interviewing a number of database geeks, it struck me that many of them focus on one area of database development. Hilary Cotter specializes in replication, for example, while Itzik Ben-Gan focuses on Transact-SQL (see http://www.simple-talk.com/categories/sql-articles). Scott Forsyth is no different, but his area of expertise is more unusual: web hosting using .NET technology.
2005-12-09
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The final installment of Steve Jones' series on employee retention. This one examines the employee point of view in looking for and finding the ideal job, which you will then want to look at the other techniques to ensure you are employed for a long time.
2005-12-08
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I have not been a real big fan of using VPC until recently with the Betas and releases of Visual Studio and SQL 2005. Now I can’t stop creating images with different environments for testing Service Packs, OS, Project Server, VS/SQL2005, etc. I want to share with you and also record the steps I used for making my images run efficiently.
2005-12-08
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For many SQL Server 2000 DBAs working with text columns in T-SQL is no different than any other datatype. But there are some tricks when you work with very large values that you need to know. Leo Peysakhovich brings us some advanced queries that you might need if you work with large XML documents as he does.
2005-12-07
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This white paper discusses how to integrate and deploy Microsoft SQL Server Express-based applications by using configuration files and the ClickOnce deployment technology in Microsoft Visual Studio.
2005-12-07
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By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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