Data Mining Model Training Destination in SQL Server Integration Services
How to incorporate data mining directly into the Data Flow of SQL Server 2008 R2 Integration Services-based packages.
2011-11-28
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Articles
A VB.NET toolkit for writing SSIS Script Tasks
This article demonstrates basic VB.NET code that will enable SSIS package developers to write useful custom SSIS script tasks.
2011-11-25
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SQL Server stored procedure to generate random passwords
SQL Server is used to support many applications and one such feature of most applications is the storage of passwords. Sometimes there is a need to reset a password using a temporary password or generate a random password for a new user. In this tip I cover a simple stored procedure to generate random passwords that can be incorporated into your applications.
2011-11-25
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2011-11-24
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2011-11-24 (first published: 2010-03-24)
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Total Database Information At Your Fingertips Part - II
This article will help to get some basic information from your databases that may help you in different situations.
2011-11-24
5,564 reads
SQL Server Functions: The Basics
SQL Server's functions are a valuable addition to T-SQL when used wisely. Jeremiah Peshcka provides a complete and comprehensive guide to scalar functions and table-valued functions, and shows how and where they are best used.
2011-11-24
4,190 reads
SQL Server AlwaysOn - Part 2 - Availability Groups Setup
SQL Server has produced some excellent High Availability options, but I was looking for an option that would allow me to access my secondary database without it being read-only or in restoring mode. I need the ability to see transactions occur and query the secondary database.
2011-11-23
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Survey: Do You Monitor Your Databases?
We're looking to find out more about whether you monitor your databases, and how you do it. If you can spare a moment to complete a short survey, please click here.
2011-11-23
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Dealing with Incomplete Data - A T-SQL Puzzle 1
Client data received for processing may have invalid records based on processing requirements. Identifying and dealing with bad records in a specific scenario is the object of this article.
2011-11-22
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers