If you’re running database-intensive code from Visual Basic or ASP, stored procedures can give you a great speed boost. With ADO 2.1, one of the components that makes up MDAC, this technique is easier to implement than ever.
2001-06-29
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This article shows you how to create multiple converging paths in workflow, and covers the use of a simulated OR constraint, not available directly from within the designer.
2001-06-28
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Two weeks ago Andy challenged the readers of SQLServerCentral.com to figure out a small puzzle. Come see the results for yourself and find out who won some cash!
2001-06-27
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An interesting feature added to SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 is the ability to purge
an error log through a stored procedure or DBCC command. In this article, Brian Knight shows some of the undocumented stored procedures to detect, read and purge an SQL Server error log in T-SQL.
2001-06-27
14,897 reads
2001-06-26
2,841 reads
Learn how to boost the performance of SQL Server by making proper use of filegroups.
2001-06-26
1,774 reads
With XML support in SQL Server 2000, you can query SQL over HTTP with a URL, bring the data down to the browser, and manipulate it on the client machine. By adding Internet Explorer 5.0 to the mix and using XSL to convert the XML to HTML, you can lighten the load on your database server. Going still one step further, by using Vector Markup Language you can even create drawings on the fly using the data from your SQL queries.
2001-06-26
4,110 reads
2001-06-25
7,071 reads
This article by David Rabb from the June 2001 issue of VBPJ shows you how to build a tool that will build a select, insert, update, and delete stored procedure for each table in a database. It's a great example of how to use DMO and a great tool as well!
2001-06-25
2,561 reads
Answers to the SQL quiz that Steve Jones used to give to prospective employees.
2001-06-22
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In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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