One of the very common things that is needed in SQL Server is performing a restore of a database. It's also one of the most important things that needs to take place. So why isn't this a simpler process? Steve Jones wonders why we can't make this a simpler process.
2009-11-02
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How can you delete only some duplicates? Without Identity's, Temp tables, Cursors, loops or ROW_NUMBER()? Would you believe, go back to the 70's?
2009-10-30 (first published: 2008-08-05)
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This article from Divya Agrawal might help you to overcome the problem when multiple objects or statements are scripted together. This is technique that can eliminate errors from scripts built dynamically.
2009-10-30
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I’m flying out Sunday via Alaska Air, taking the direct flight from Orlando to Seattle, arriving at 11:40 am. If...
2009-10-30
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Many seasoned database developers tuck away all the commonly-used INFORMATION_SCHEMA queries as templates. They're an indispensable supplement to sp_help and sp_helpText to get handy information about your database objects, and, even if you use SQL Prompt, they're usually the best standard way to access such information programmatically within a routine. They are ISO standard SQL and are here to stay. Rob Sheldon goes through the basics in a timely refresher course.
2009-10-30
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In my a post on Monday, I talked about who I want to meet while at the PASS Summit. Today...
2009-10-30
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Get some details about the 2009 SQLServerCentral party at the PASS Summit in November.
2009-10-29 (first published: 2009-07-20)
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In a previous tip on Backup and Restore SQL Server databases programmatically with SMO, you've seen how you can use Windows PowerShell to backup and restore SQL Server databases. In this tip, I will cover how to use Windows PowerShell to generate SQL Server backups
2009-10-29
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Display data series' as a set of points with an XY (scatter) chart - typically to compare distinct values across categories. BI Architect Bill Pearson leads the hands-on creation of an XY chart based upon an Analysis Service data source.
2009-10-29
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An in-depth look at index statistics and how they are used by the optimizer by Josef Richberg.
2009-10-28
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By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
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