Storing Checkbox Responses as Integers
This article demonstrates how to store checkbox results as integers in a database...perfect for surveys!
2002-06-27
4,609 reads
Articles
The Case for SQL Logins - Part 1
Andy says Windows Authentication "is bad". What? That's not what Microsoft says! Heck, that's not even what we say! Everyone knows NT authentication is the way to go. Then again, when was the last time Andy wrote an article that wasn't worth reading?! Read the article, rate it and add a comment - and automatically be entered in a drawing for a copy of SQL Server 2000 Performance Tuning donated by Microsoft Press.
2002-06-25
12,655 reads
2002 Reader's Choice Award Voting Begins
The SQLServerCentral.com Reader's Choice Awards voting has begun. Vote for the product or book that you feel is best in breed and saves you the most time. Voting is simple and takes less than a minute.
2002-06-24
9 reads
Certification Tips
This article by Andy Warren offers some suggestions to help you get ready for your first Microsoft exam.
2002-06-21
6,643 reads
Challenge the Community
Have a SQL Server question? Challenge the largest SQL Server online community in our forums! If you think your a guru, test yourself by helping a newer DBA. SQLServerCentral.com has active forums with over 100 posts daily.
2002-06-21
17 reads
Become an Author!
Want to be an author and be admired by the SQL Server community? Find out more details about how to be a writer for SQLServerCentral.com, visit this page.
2002-06-19
32 reads
The Microsoft SQL Server™ Accelerator for BI Launched
The Microsoft SQL Server™ Accelerator for Business Intelligence (SQL Server Accelerator for BI) makes it easy to build a customizable business intelligence solution from your operational data, enabling your organization to realize the power of business analytics.
2002-06-19
4,470 reads
Review of COMCompare by Red Gate
Andy takes a look at the third product in the popular bundle from Red Gate that does comparisons of COM components. Looks like it's easy to use and a nice tool to have around!
2002-06-18
2,905 reads
Creating your own sp_MSforeach stored procedure
This article shows you one of the most time saving stored procedure built into SQL Server and then shows you how you can modify it to affect additional objects like triggers. For example, after this article and the code in the article, you'll be able to disable every trigger in your system in one line of code.
2002-06-17
16,474 reads
Yukon Resource Center Launhced
This week, SQLServerCentral.com launched its Resource Center all about getting a sneak peak on Yukon. All links are user contributed.
2002-06-14
17 reads
Blogs
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
By Chris Yates
The New Leadership Frontier In today’s digital landscape, leaders are no longer just visionaries....
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
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taking the rcsi dive
Hi, we put together an extract that runs every 15 minutes against what i...
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
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Question of the Day
Minimum Change Tracking Retention
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers