DTS was one of the most amazing new features of SQL Server 7 and in SQL Server 2005 it has been renamed to Integration Services. This component has some incredible new capabilities, many of which come at a steep learning curve. New author Kristian Wedberg brings us a basic article and some code on how you can SSIS to generate test data.
2005-08-29
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SQL Server Database administrators often generate SQL Statements and execute the generated SQL statement in order to simplify certain tasks. It has always been a twin operation. This article illustrates how to use un-documented stored procedures to execute the generated SQL Statements directly.
2005-08-29
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We've had a lot of coverage of dynamic sql (including another great one from Robert Marda later this week) but this one is a little different. Done in a question/answer format, Andy tries to explain to junior developers why dynamic sql is to be avoided, how to do so, what to do when you can't.
2005-08-26 (first published: 2003-04-23)
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Newly surfaced Tableau Software aims to revolutionize the acquisition and deployment process with its product suite, Tableau Professional and Standard Editions. To a significant degree, it has succeeded...
2005-08-26
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Who builds SQL Server? It's an interesting collection of individuals and we're looking to bring you some profiles of the entire team. Brian Weckler, reporting services guru, is the subject of this interview.
2005-08-25
5,970 reads
We will use SWITCH() to enact conditional formatting in a couple of different ways. First, we will use it to drive formatting of a value to meet requirements that are based upon the magnitude of the value itself. As a part of our practice with SWITCH() to achieve our ends, we will delve into a popular formatting convention for negative (and other "outlier") numbers.
2005-08-25
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SQL Server 2000 has a great scheduler in SQL Agent, but it isn't integrated with anything else. And with lots of servers, having a centralized environment is essential to keeping yourself from being overworked. Author Sureshkumar Ramakrishnan brings us his technique for running SQL Server jobs from an external scheduler.
2005-08-24
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The release of SQL Server 2005 is a few months away and there are many people that are excited and looking forward to moving the new release into production. But what percentage of people are really looking to adopt the new platform soon? Edgewood Solutions has put together a survey to see. Enter and you could win a prize.
2005-08-24
4,900 reads
The amazing 4S sale! Our space constraints are your gains as we've put a bunch of books on sale. Check them out and save.
2005-08-23
4,277 reads
We recently published an article about logic in the database about how you might structure the TSQL code in your SQL Server and decide what goes inside the database. New author Mike Dillon brings us a response to that article and some ideas about how you might make those decisions.
2005-08-23
9,088 reads
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