Do You Have a Problem?
Is it easier to justify expenses fr a developer than an administrator. Steve Jones thinks it is.
2009-05-20
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Do You Have a Problem?
Is it easier to justify expenses fr a developer than an administrator. Steve Jones thinks it is.
2009-05-20
83 reads
Do You Have a Problem?
Is it easier to justify expenses fr a developer than an administrator. Steve Jones thinks it is.
2009-05-20
326 reads
SQL Injection - Why I Don't Think Parameterization is Enough
One of the main defenses touted against SQL injection attacks is to use proper parameterization at the application layer. But while this gets most of the cases, there are clearly examples where this alone fails. For instance, consider the stored procedure...
2009-05-20
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SQL Server user defined function to convert MSDB integer value to time value
In a recent tip I outlined a process for converting a date, stored as an integer into a datetime data type. Date and time information for run history of SQL Server Agent jobs is stored within the msdb..sysjobshistory table as an integer data type, not as a datetime as one would expect. As promised, this tip picks up where we left off. On converting the integer-typed run_time into a format that is more user friendly for presentation purposes.
2009-05-20
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2009-05-19
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Mastering SQL Server Profiler - Part 5: Data Columns
The fifth module of the training course "Becoming a Profiler Master", looks in details at the data columns that are associated with the Profiler events discussed in module 4.
2009-05-19
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2009-05-19
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Comparing Files from Different Folders Using SQL Server and XML
Sometimes there is a need to process files in a folder, but first you need to determine which files need to be processed compared to older files that have already been processed. There are several ways that this can be done, but in this tip I show you a way this can be done using SQL Server and XML.
2009-05-19
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Peer-to-Peer Replication in SQL Server 2008 – Add a node and resolve conflict
Add a third node to a two-node Peer-to-Peer replication topology and learn how to resolve an update-update conflict.
2009-05-19
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When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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