SqlCredit - Part 4: Schema and Procedure Security
In this month’s installment, we will add security to the existing code and add new unit tests to prove that security.
2007-06-15
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Additional Articles
Use of regular expressions in TSQL
This script creates 2 new system functions :fn__testregexp(@String,@Pattern) returns int execute the method test(@String) on the regular expressions @Pattern returns : 0 : no match 1 : match null : one of the parameters was null anything else : error from sp_OA procedure fn__replaceregexp(String,@Pattern,@Replace) returns varchar execute the method Replace(@String,@Replace) […]
2007-06-14 (first published: 2004-04-07)
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SqlCredit - Part 3: Schema/Proc Updates and Automated Unit Testing
In this month’s installment, we will discuss updates based on feedback from part 2 as well as introduce automated unit testing.
2007-06-14
2,494 reads
SP_WHO_3 Powerful Filtering/Sorting Very Efficient
Hello,I posted this a while ago to several web sites. Someone found an obscure bug in it and I fixed it (newest script attached below). When I posted it to you last time, it didn't show up in any of the categories that I had checked; hmmmm? However, when I searched google, you have it […]
2007-06-13 (first published: 2004-09-28)
1,845 reads
SqlCredit - Part 2: Creating the Database, Tables, CRUD Procedures
Continuing with this series on building a database system
2007-06-13
3,926 reads
ActiveX - Clean Up Unused Connections
This ActiveX Script runs in DTS Designer and will clean up all unused connection objects. This allows you to rename connections at will by selecting "New Connection" and typing a new name. It also allows you to copy and paste connections then rename them. Then you can cleanup leftover connections when development is complete.
2007-06-12 (first published: 2005-01-05)
468 reads
Part 1: Introduction, Business Problem, and Initial Design
The purpose of the SqlCredit series is to demonstrate the database design and development portion of a development project. We will build a complete, functioning, tested credit card database to illustrate the complete software development lifecycle.
2007-06-12
3,306 reads
Bridging the Impedance Mismatch Between Business Intelligence and Serv
Business intelligence (BI) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) have conflicting principles and needs. This article will show you how to make peace between them.
2007-06-11
6,335 reads
Cut development time with SQL Server 2005's synonyms
A synonym is a new object to SQL Server 2005. It is a way to give an alias to an already existing object. For example, if you have a table named SalesHistoryFromArchiveF
2007-06-08
3,890 reads
How to Read Raw Files in SSIS
If you've ever used SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS), you will have come across raw files. Microsoft introduced them with SSIS as a mechanism for storing data on the local file system. The design of raw files enables data to be written very quickly but, unfortunately, to achieve this performance Microsoft has used a proprietary binary storage format.
2007-06-07
3,167 reads
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In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
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