The error handling in SQL Server leaves something to be desired, especially compared with other RDBMSes and languages. The standard method of testing for errors can leave your code bloated and hard to read. Stefan Popovski looks at another method of handling errors.
2004-04-21
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What's wrong with SQL Server? Lots of things to some people, but here's a look at where this product is positioned in the marketplace against the other RDBMSes.
2004-04-20
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A little off topic (or is it?), David needed to vent a little - something we can all appreciate. Meant to be light hearted fun, please don't take too seriously.
2004-04-19
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Sometimes its good to get back to basics - or to make sure you really know all the basics. This is a very good intro to all the different join types.
2004-04-16
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Are you a new SQL Server administrator? A network admin or developer who got the responsibility for a SQL Server dropped on your head? Steve Jones starts a new series looking at a few of the things that you might want to know if you've never worked with SQL Server before.
2004-04-15
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Good enough for your bookshelf? This one meets that requirement for Brian, click the link to find out why.
2004-04-13
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According to this article Mangione will be working on security products. Paul Flessner and several other managers will take over the SQL team.
2004-04-13
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Leo reviews a new product as a follow up to his recent article about Monitoring Failed Job Steps.
2004-04-12
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This article shows some options to retrieve all the metadata you'll need to write scripts that write scripts. No, that's not a goof, this article is about code generation.
2004-04-09
8,673 reads
Probably not a task you'll have to do very often, all the better that someone has laid out how to do it in good detail!
2004-04-08
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By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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