Alert-based Transaction Log Backups using SMO
Allen White provides an SMO script for automating database log backups, using either native backup or Red Gate's SQL Backup tool.
2007-05-07
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Additional Articles
SSIS Configurations
In this session, Brian shows you how to use configuration files or a configuration file to dynamically configure your packages. With configuration files, you can seamlessly migrate an SSIS package from QA to production without worry and without having to reconfigure the package.
2007-05-04
2,582 reads
SSIS Control Flow Basics
In this session, Brian shows you the basics of the SQL Server Integration Services Control Flow. He shows you how to orchestrate a package in the control flow with precedence constraints and how they relate tasks together in the control flow and how to tasks are executed and in what order. He also shows some of the advanced properties of the control flow that help with parallelism.
2007-05-03
2,533 reads
Data Profiling in SSIS
In this presentation, Ira shows you how to data profile in SSIS using a Script transform and some creative methods like RegEx. He shows you how to look for patterns in your data to find bad data that wouldn't be obvious to the eye or casual viewer.
2007-05-02
4,307 reads
Creating a Basic SSAS Cube
In this demonstration, you'll quickly learn how to create a basic cube using the Cube Wizard upon a data warehouse. Brian walks through the entire process in this 10 minute video to get you started with creating a browsing a cube.
2007-05-01
3,441 reads
Speak Like a SSIS Developer
In this first video of the series, you'll learn what SQL Server Integration Services does and a little about the environment. After you see this video you should be able to understand much of the terminology and toolset that SSIS developers use.
2007-04-30
3,155 reads
Scripting the Installation of SQL Server 2005
Having a consistent SQL Server environment is important. Gregory Larsen discusses one method of scripting your installation to ensure all of your SQL Server 2005 machines are set up the same.
2007-04-27
2,692 reads
Maintaining a Log of Database Changes - Part 1
This article looks at logging your database changes from a developer's perspective.
2007-04-26
4,581 reads
Microsoft SQL 2005 Maintenance Wizard Part 3
The Maintenance Plan Wizard is a graphical interface for creating a variety of database housekeeping tasks. This article focuses on using SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Plan Wizard for creating Database Backup operations.
2007-04-25
2,582 reads
Using Views to Enforce Business Rules
A view is most commonly thought of as a SELECT statement. Most developers will simply create a view to "group" complex SELECT statements for reuse within another view or stored procedures. It makes typing easier! But the really power of views is their ability to implement business rules.
2007-04-23
4,528 reads
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I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers