Succint Article on Encypting File System (EFS)
Encrypting File System, or EFS, first debuted in Windows 2000 and gave
users to encrypt files without a 3rd party tool....
2006-07-30
1,587 reads
Brian Kelley
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Detecting SQL Server 2005 Properly
There is a new post in the SQL Server Express blog which indicates the
right way to detect SQL Server 2005:...
2006-07-29
1,474 reads
More SQL Server blogs
There is a new site for SQL Server blogs, SQLBlog.com. "Brought to you by Peter DeBetta & Adam Machanic," it has...
2006-07-29
1,317 reads
New Windows Vista Security Blog
If you're keeping up with Windows Vista and you're interested in the
security aspects of it, there's a new blog, with...
2006-07-29
1,391 reads
Connecting With Perl Using Win32 : ODBC
Perl has been a popular language for Unix administrators for years. It is flexible, easy to learn, and capable of doing some very powerful things with relatively few lines of code. In this article by Brian Kelly, he shows you how to connect to SQL Server via Perl.
2006-07-28 (first published: 2002-12-03)
42,251 reads
Haidong Ji blogs on a tip for learning Perl
Haidong Ji, co-author of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, blogged on Learning Perl using the Perl Debugger. Haidong posts...
2006-07-27
1,591 reads
Interview with Craig Mundie on Channel 9
Channel 9 has posted a 25 minute interview with Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer for Microsoft. You can...
2006-07-27
1,650 reads
New SQL Server 2005 Books Online download available
As reported in several other places... there is a new Books Online (July 2006) for SQL Server 2005. You can...
2006-07-25
1,907 reads
Before you submit that incident to Microsoft...
Check out this post:
Things to consider before submitting an incident to Microsoft
Getting the information together before you make that phone...
2006-07-20
2,349 reads
Presenting at Columbia, SC DotNet User Group
I'll be presenting at the DotNet Columbia SC User Group on August 8th.
My presentation is tentatively titled, "Something old, something...
2006-07-20
1,638 reads
Blogs
From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are...
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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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