SQL Server 2005 Scripts on TechNet
I've not been posting over the last week because I'm in the midst of a
two week vacation, the first I've...
2006-09-01
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Brian Kelley
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Removing SQL Server Express from VS Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5
As I indicated in my previous post, Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5 Out,
if you don't already...
2006-08-24
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Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5 Out
If you aren't aware, the Visual Studio Team System for Database
Professionals CTP 5 is available for download. It's a significantly
larger...
2006-08-23
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The Importance of Database Coding Standards
I was working with a developer the other day and the question came up
of how to return status from a...
2006-08-17
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Presentation slides and sql scripts up
I have posted the slides for the presentation I gave to the DotNet Columbia User Group.
The talk was called, "Something...
2006-08-09
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Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals: Database Connection Error
If you're like me, you don't have SQL Server 2005 sitting on the
default instance because SQL Server 2000 is sitting...
2006-08-06
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Excellent article on SQL Server 2005 Common Table Expressions
SQL Server MVP Nigel Rivett has written an excellent article on Common Table Expressions on Red Gate Software's Simple Talk...
2006-08-02
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Identifying NTLM vs. Kerberos authentication using Fiddler
I saw this post on using Fiddler to tell the difference between an NTLM and a Kerberos connection to a...
2006-08-02
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Does your organization need a DBA? (part 2)
This is a follow-on to Does your organization need a DBA? and Andy Leonard's Database Professionals: An Enterprise Requirement.
I was...
2006-08-01
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Does your organization need a DBA?
Andy Leonard pens the following blog entry:
Database Professionals: An Enterprise Requirement
There are quite a few organizations that feel they can...
2006-07-30
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Restoring On Top II
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