Security Update for SQL Server SP2
Microsoft has release a cumulative security update for SQL Server with SP2. Read , download and update your SQL Server!
2002-07-25
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Articles
Documented and Undocumented Trace Flags for SQL Server 2000 and 7.0
This article contains descriptions of 65 documented and undocumented trace flags currently available in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
2002-07-24
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Review: Recover from Almost Anything with Log Explorer 3.0
Oops, a developer just forgot a WHERE clause when he ran his delete statement. Lumigent Log Explorer 3.0 can peer into the transaction log and find the culprit and roll it back. Read the review here of Lumigent's latest version.
2002-07-23
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Designing a Database with Microsoft Visio 2000
An extremely useful tool to reverse engineer a database is Visio 2000. It also has the ability to generate a database. This generation takes place after Visio has been used to draw the tables and relationships. This process can be a huge time saver. If a database needs to be tweaked and reworked it can be done in Visio and then regenerated. This article is intended to provide a nice introduction to using Visio 2000 to generate a database.
2002-07-22
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Using Interface-Based Programming Techniques in SQL Server
Programmers can most commonly relate to interface-based programming in their programming language. This is harder to accomplish in SQL Server though. In this article by Chris Cubley, he shows you how to build interfaced-based SQL.
2002-07-19
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Using the Copy Database Wizard
In a follow up article to Rahul's article on 'Copying Databases from Server to Server' Andy looks at another option, the Copy Database Wizard introduced in SQL 2000. Easy to use, but like most wizards it has a couple gotchas you need to know about. Good article for beginners and pro's alike!
2002-07-18
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SQL Server Best Practices web seminar offered by NetIQ
Join NetIQ on July 17, 2002 for a free web seminar on "SQL Server Best Practices -- Tools and Techniques for Improving Production Operations". The event is being offered three times at 9:00 AM ET, 12:00 Noon ET, and 4:00 PM ET.
2002-07-17
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Review - Go Anywhere With MYdbPAL
Brian Knight recently had the opportunity to look at a very unique product in the industry. MYdbPAL automates many of the tasks that database professionals perform on a day-to-day basis. Read his review here.
2002-07-16
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Ansi Options Part 2 - ANSI_NULLS
The behavior of SQL Server is influenced in many ways by the various settings and options available. This series will examine some of the ANSI options that can be set and changed in SQL Server.
2002-07-15
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Bill Wunder's DDL Archive Utility Launches as Freeware
Bill Wunder has donated his utility for those who have a free SQLServerCentral.com mebership. The DDL Archive Utility will look into a database and automatically archive the DDL from the database into Source Safe saving hours of hassles!
2002-07-11
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
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