A main function of SQL Server Integration Service is to move data into and out of SQL Server. The external data source can exist in almost any format, including a plain text file. This article focuses on importing a text file into a standard SQL Server database table.
2009-08-20
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There are new types of databases being deployed in the world. Steve Jones says that DBAs need to be aware of the changing technologies.
2009-08-20
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There are new types of databases being deployed in the world. Steve Jones says that DBAs need to be aware of the changing technologies.
2009-08-20
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An in-depth analysis on how to store IPv4 addresses to achieve maximum efficiency and performance in both storage and queries
2009-08-19
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SQLServerCentral is hosting an opening night party at the 2009 PASS Summit. Read more about this and learn how to get a ticket.
2009-08-19
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Creating a private SQL Server VAP will reduce the time it takes to deploy additional SQL Server machines in your environment.
2009-08-19
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Recently I have been involved in lots of projects involving replication. I have done some things to make replication work...
2009-08-19
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One could be forgiven for thinking that there's little more you can do with third-party backup software than just ...er... backup databases. Shawn McGehee gives us his personal take on the implications of the improvements that have been made to SQL Backup for version 6.
2009-08-19
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Hiring a new employee can be a hit or miss proposition. We often don't learn much about how someone will work from an interview. Steve Jones talks about an alternative way to hire someone by taking them for a test drive.
2009-08-19
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Hiring a new employee can be a hit or miss proposition. We often don't learn much about how someone will work from an interview. Steve Jones talks about an alternative way to hire someone by taking them for a test drive.
2009-08-19
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By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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