Transferring a SQL Server Diagram
So you've created a diagram that you now need to transfer to a different server or database. This article will show give you a step-by-step guide on how to do this.
2003-11-13
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Articles
Another Method of Testing for Updated Columns in a Trigger
This article by Andy Warren discusses how to use if update() in your update triggers to simplify your code. They are easy to use and quite effective!
2003-11-12
18,040 reads
When's Your Anniversary
Ever need to find out what anniversary dates are coming up? What about a list of birthdays in the near future? This article looks at querying for repeating dates.
2003-11-11
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Deleting Duplicate Rows
This article presents one technique to be used for removing duplicate rows in a table.
2003-11-07
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Transcript of SQL Technet Chat
This is a transcript of a recent chat that included our own Brian Knight!
2003-11-07
3,412 reads
Amazing FUD
How often do you hear FUD either for or against Microsoft? Know what FUD is? Steve Jones recently ran across an article looking at reasons why you don't want Microsoft products in your enterprise, specifically servers. Here's a few comments and a link to the article.
2003-11-06
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More Ideas About Using SQL-DMO
This article by Andy Warren introduces some additional SQL-DMO methods that are very useful when automating administrative tasks.
2003-11-05
11,562 reads
myLittleAdmin v2.5 available
myLittleTools.net is pleased to announce the release of its web-based MS SQL and MSDE database administration tool. Several tools have been added, including "BackUp and Restore database" tools, "CSV Import" tool, "Generate INSERT scripts" tool, "Detach/attach database" tool. Several toys have also been added, including the possibility to display database space used with SVG graph, or a new skin.
2003-11-05
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2003-11-04
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Why the SQL Server Optimizer Uses a Nonclustered Index Instead of a Cl
Interesting info about why the optimizer might choose to use a nonclustered index over a clustered index. Links to two other articles that cover each type of index in more detail.
2003-11-04
1,286 reads
Blogs
The Mystery of SQL Server 2025’s New Tricks – Scooby Dooing Episode 5
Every Scooby-Doo mystery starts with a haunted house, a strange villain, and a trail...
A Prompt AI Experiment
By Steve Jones
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the...
SQL Server Is Slow (part 1 of 4)
By Kevin3NF
How should you respond when you get the dreaded Email/Slack/Text/DriveBy from someone yelling at...
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
A table without a clustered index (heap) will NOT suffer from fragmentation during frequent updates or deletes. True or False?
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