Storing and Retrieving Binary Data in SQL Server
Sometimes it is necessary to save binary data such as zip files, pictures or office documents into the database. This article looks at a way of using Java to perform this task.
2001-08-07
8,863 reads
Articles
Monitoring blocking on a Server
This article will demonstrate how to monitor active spids, blocked by spids,cpu,I/O,cmds and app name being issued in a real time fashion by using the cmd shell calling a T-SQL script and a resource kit utility.
2001-08-07
49 reads
2001-08-06
3,801 reads
Creating Folders Using VB and Recursion
Read this article to learn how to use recursion to simply the task of creating multiple levels of folders on disk. Perfect for creating a folder hierarchy for holding backup files!
2001-08-03
13,044 reads
SQL Server 2000: New Features Provide Unmatched Ea
SQL Server 2000 includes many new features that extend its capabilities as a high performance relational database system with a rich development environment. This article presents an overview of new product features including AWE support, new data types, new user-defined and built-in functions as well as enhancements in trigger functionality, indexing, collation, and property definition.
2001-08-03
3,578 reads
Index Statistics in SQL Server 7.0
A look at Index Statistics in SQL Server 7.0 and how to maintain them.
2001-08-02
3,290 reads
Optimizing DTS Data Loads
In this article, Brian Knight shows you the different ways to load data in DTS and how to optimize the Data Pump task for data loads. He also examines performance numbers on other data loading tasks in DTS.
2001-08-02
7,508 reads
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Security
This document introduces SQL Server administrators and developers to the new security features of SQL Server 2000. In addition to outlining the new features, there is a detailed discussion about how to best implement security in a Microsoft Windows® 2000 domain environment as well as source code examples.
2001-08-02
1,383 reads
Professional SQL Server Programming
Steve Jones reviews Robert Viera's Professional SQL Server Programming text.
2001-08-01
3,571 reads
SqlServerCentral Announces New Guest Columnist
We've got a new guest columnist! Click here to find out a little bit about Mindy Curnutt, then read her first article for SqlServerCentral.com.
2001-08-01
2,314 reads
Blogs
T-SQLTuesday 204: Are blogs still relevant?
This month’s blogging party is hosted by Jeff Ianucci – his challenge is to...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
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Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers