Configure Filestream in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 offers a wide variety of features and FILESTREAM is one of the most anticipated. This article describes how to configure the FILESTREAM feature.
2008-08-18
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Basics for working with DATETIME and SMALLDATETIME
Learn how data is stored within DATETIME and SMALLDATETIME and get an overview of the TIMESTAMP data type -- as it's often confused with these two primary date/time data types.
2008-08-15
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Inside SQL Server Cluster Setup and Troubleshooting Techniques - Part I
This article describes the SQL Cluster Setup process and how to troubleshoot it if something goes wrong
2008-08-15
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Using SQL Servers OPENROWSET to break the rules
Many times I would like to insert the results of a stored procedure into a table so I can do some extra processing with the result set. I always have to create the table first in order to perform an Insert Into Exec on the desired stored procedure since Exec Into is not an option. Is there a way to do this without having to manually create the table each time?
2008-08-14
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Business Intelligence in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
This article describes the use of BI in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
2008-08-13
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Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance
Far too often, people who are not trained database administrators somehow end up responsible for a database. They lack the proper training and knowledge to maintain their database, and problems begin to develop. Here’s a primer for all those involuntary DBAs who need a crash course in database maintenance best practices.
2008-08-13
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A Strategy to Determine the Size and Cost of Database-Centric Business Information Systems
This paper presents an approach to the definition of function points within database-centric business information systems, the process of counting function points, .
2008-08-12
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Index Metadata and Statistics Update Date for SQL Server
Statistics update date is stored as metadata on the SQL instance, but after a great deal of research against the system tables and DMVs I realized that this information is not readily exposed to the DBA via any other method than the STATS_DATE() function or the SQL Server Management Studio graphical user interface (GUI).
2008-08-12
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Configuring Database Mail in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to set up SQL Server Database Mail in SQL Server 2005. In this tip, you'll see how to configure Profiles and Accounts for sending mail.
2008-08-11
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SQL Server 2008: Table Valued Parameters
In SQL Server 2005 and earlier, it is not possible to pass a table variable as a parameter to a stored procedure. When multiple rows of data to SQL Server need to send multiple rows of data to SQL Server, developers either had to send one row at a time or come up with other workarounds to meet requirements. While a VB.Net developer recently informed me that there is a SQLBulkCopy object available in .Net to send multiple rows of data to SQL Server at once, the data still can not be passed to a stored proc.
2008-08-11
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I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers