Run SQL Server Scripts using C#
In this article I will run a SQL Server script to backup a database using C# in visual studio. For this purpose, I am going to use the sqlcmd.
2012-04-27
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Articles
Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn Solutions Guide for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
This white paper discusses how to reduce planned and unplanned downtime, maximize application availability, and provide data protection using SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
2012-04-27
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Tuning Spatial Point Data Queries in SQL Server 2012
Spatial Point Data queries require particular tuning efforts to enhance performance and improve overall application through put. SQL Server 2012 introduces a few key new features and improvements to assist you in that goal.
2012-04-27
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Storing E-mail addresses more efficiently in SQL Server - Part 2
In my last tip, I shared some ideas for determining if you should consider breaking up the e-mail addresses you're storing, even putting the domain names in a separate table. I performed storage and timing comparisons for working with 10,000 unique e-mail addresses, but I completely ignored data compression. I wanted to revisit the same test case and apply data compression to the tables and see how that impacted the outcome.
2012-04-26
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Generating Test Data: Part 2 - Generating Sequential and Random Dates
Part two of this fantastic series from Jeff Moden looks at generating date data, something which can be handy for any number of testing purposes.
2012-04-25
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Analytic Enhancements in SQL Server 2012 - Part II
The introduction of the new analytic functions in the RTM version of SQL Server 2012, such as LAG, LEAD, FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE, with the improved over clause, greatly facilitate the analysis on ordered data sets, such as time-series data. Read on to learn more.
2012-04-25
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Import multiple images to SQL Server using SSIS
Sometimes we need to import thousands of images to SQL Server. This example shows how to import a list of images to SQL Server using SQL Server Integration Services.
2012-04-24
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2012-04-23
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Creating Map Drill Down Reports in SSRS - SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduced several new features in the SSRS arena. In the data visualization category, we now have three additional ways to display and visualize/analyze data in the reports: sparkline and data bars, indicators reports, and map reports. Arshad Ali shows you how to create a map report with drill down functionality.
2012-04-23
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The Real World: Fragmented Disk and High PAGEIOLATCH Waits
This article decribes how defragementing a 900 GB drive assisted in addressing major performance issues on a reporting server.
2012-04-20
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Blogs
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The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?