Piping a Query to a Text File
The case where one has to send the results of a query to a text file comes up quite often. This quick tip will show you how to output the results of a query to a text file.
2001-05-21
11,940 reads
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Prove Your Case and Win a Buck!
Your database design should be impervious to this documented behavior of the ADO delete method. Be one of the first five members to give a compelling reason why not, and take a dollar from starving columnist Sean Burke.
2001-05-21
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Quick Tip: Taking a Database Offline
An interesting database option which is hidden from Enterprise Manager in SQL Server 7.0 is offline.
2001-05-21
9,726 reads
Tuning SQL Server Memory in 2 Minutes
You cannot do a proper tuning job on SQL server in two minutes, but you can get a good idea of how well a server is set up. This article will show you how to quickly evaluate the efficiency of memory usage on your server.
2001-05-21
10,044 reads
VMWare
VMWare is a software product that is great for testing new ideas without having to purchase and install a separate machine.
2001-05-21
4,343 reads
SQL Server 2000 Black Book
A review of the SQL Server 2000 Black Book from the Coriolis Black Book series.
2001-05-18
4,609 reads
Using the Dynamic Properties Task
In SQL Server 7.0 Data Transformation Services (DTS), dynamically configuring packages was difficult. With the aid of a new Dynamic Properties task in SQL Server 2000, this assignment is easy.
2001-05-18
12,259 reads
More About the Fixed Database Roles
This article by Andy Warren provides an introduction to some of the fixed database roles and things to consider when using them.
2001-05-17
4,712 reads
Cell Phone Horror Stories
These are some stories that show the downside of everyone having cell phones.
2001-05-16
1,811 reads
Getting The Best From The Index Tuning Wizard
The Index Wizard is a handy tool shipped as part of the SQL 7 Profiler that can analyze a set of SQL queries and suggest index changes that could improve their performance.
2001-05-16
5,386 reads
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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