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Basic Server Reporting Functionality in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

In the recent installments of our series dedicated to the most prominent features of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, we have started an overview of its reporting capabilities. This article focuses on elementary methods you can employ to generate custom reports.

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2009-06-08

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Calling a Web Service from within SQL Server

One of the problems you might run into when building applications that consume web services is how you can use web services data within a SQL Server instance. Greg Larsen discusses how to do this within a stored procedure that only runs within the context of SQL Server.

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2009-06-04

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Engine Separation of Duties for the Application Developer

Separation of duties is an important consideration for databases and database applications. By properly defining schemas and roles, you can create a distinction between users who can manipulate data from those that administer the database. This paper discusses the topics of which application developers should be aware and provides a heuristic example to guide you in achieving separation of duties.

2009-06-04

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DBA:M and the SQL Backup 6.0 pre-release

Rodney Landrum, DBA manager in Pensacola, Florida, puts the pain of DBA:M into context as we learn about how SQL Backup can evolve to keep pace. Take a look at the changes we’ve got planned to help time-pressed DBAs in the forthcoming pre-release of version 6.0, including a new compression level and network resilience.

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2009-06-02

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QUOTENAME Behavior

I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?

DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones'
SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')
What is returned?

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