As discussed in my previous Getting Started with SQL Server Event Notifications article, SQL Server Event Notifications allow us to capture and handle events that occur inside the SQL Server database engine. Event Notifications execute for DDL Events and Trace Events and we can use to capture information about the event that fired, and automate […]
2012-11-06
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A free eBook from SQLServerCentral and Red Gate software can help you learn about the best hardware for your SQL Server instances.
2012-11-06
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This article shares some tips on using concatenation efficiently for application development, pointing out some things that we must consider and look at when concatenating values or fields in our queries or stored procedures.
2012-11-06
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The Execute SQL Task of SSIS is extraordinarily useful, but it can cause a lot of difficulty for developers learning SSIS, or only using it occasionally. What it needed, we felt, was a clear step-by-step guide that showed the basics of how to use it effectively. Annette Allen has once again cleared the fog of confusion.
2012-11-05
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SQL Server developers and database administrators have one last chance for a full day of free training and networking at SQL in the City 2012.
2012-11-02 (first published: 2012-10-25)
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This article shows a clean non-looping method to parse comma separated values from a parameter passed to a stored procedure.
2012-11-02 (first published: 2010-08-10)
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A quick solution is a table function that will create a date range based on the parameters given. Then, you can just join to the results.
2012-11-02
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When the average database developer is obliged to manipulate XML, either shredding it into relational format, or creating it from SQL, it is often done 'at arms length'. A shame, since effective use of techniques that go beyond the basics can save much code,
2012-11-01
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As you begin developing reports for deployment to a Report Server, what security considerations need to be taken into account in order to grant users access to run a report.
2012-10-31
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This article contains a T-SQL script that can show you the dependency of all objects in your SQL Server database.
2012-10-30
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What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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