Avoiding the Metadata Pitfalls
By doing a bit of groundwork and effectively controlling the scope of the metadata repository continuously throughout the project, few problems should arise.
2006-11-27
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SQL Server 2005 Waits and Queues
The methodology helps identify the areas of slow performance by looking at the problem from two directions called Waits and Queues. An analysis of Waits indicates where SQL Server is spending lots of time waiting. In addition, the biggest waits point out the most important or relevant Queues (that is, Performance Monitor counters and other data) for this workload.
2006-11-24
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How do I... Transfer and store data from an XML document in a relation
XML really makes it easy to move data from here to there and from there to here. However, eventually the data needs to be stored somewhere, most likely in a relational database. Here is how Edmond Woychowsky gets data from an XML document into a relational database.
2006-11-22
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MDX Numeric Functions: The .Ordinal Function
In this lesson, we will expose another useful function in the MDX toolset, the .Ordinal function. The general purpose of the .Ordinal function is to return the ordinal value of a specified dimensional level.
2006-11-21
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(Dutch) Elfproef in T-SQL UDF
In The Netherlands we use bankaccountnumbers that need to comply to a test call 'elfproef'. This test evaluates the sum of each number multiplied by the position the number appears in the accountnumber. If the modulos of the sum divided by 11 is zero then the accountnumber is valid. The length of a bankaccountnumber in […]
2006-11-20 (first published: 2004-12-14)
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Data partitioning in SQL Server 2005 - Part III
Part III of the article series illustrates how to partition an existing table with data into four different file groups.
2006-11-20
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SQL 2005 Web Synchronization for Merge Replication
Web synchronization in SQL 2005 enables highly secure synchronization of your merge subscriptions. This feature has been in high demand for many years, and Microsoft has finally delivered. This feature is difficult to deploy, however, so Hilary Cotter provides a tutorial on how to set up this complex feature.
2006-11-17
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Compress Binary Messages Using SQL
Data compression is a great method for maximizing data storage space and making data communication faster. However, compression and decompression of binary data sometimes can be quite tricky. Learn a few useful data-compression techniques.
2006-11-16
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Merge Wizard
In our environment, we needed to create and drop replication over and over in our test environment and I got realy tired of having to manualy go to each table with an identity column to set its ranges. This sproc will create or drop the publications and/or subscriptions for all or some of the objects […]
2006-11-15 (first published: 2001-09-05)
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E-Mail Functionality in SQL Server 2005
Sending an e-mail has become very important in any system for purposes such as sending notifications. SQL Server database has an integrated mailing system. With the arrival of SQL Server 2005, users now have the new functionality of Database Mail, which is different from SQL Server 2000 SQL Mail. The purpose of this article is to introduce Database Mail and highlight the advantages of using it over legacy SQL Mail.
2006-11-15
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