A Lap Around SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
With a new name, new capabilities, and a new focus, the product formerly called SQL Server Mobile Edition expands its reach to small-footprint desktop applicationsand it's free!
2007-01-04
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Additional Articles
Using Synonyms in SQL Server 2005
It's nice to have little amenities in your development tools. They make for easier development and can save you a little time. Synonyms is one of those tools.
2007-01-03
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Security Enhancements in SQL Server 2005: Schema
Security has become more and more important in today's business environment. From the database point of view, DBAs and system administrators need an improved security model. SQL Server 2005 provides an improved security feature. It is claimed that SQL Server 2005 is secure by default. In SQL Server 2005, the security model is divided into three areas namely authentication, authorization, and encryption.
2006-12-29
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Processing event logs using DumpEvt and SQL Server
As a DBA, you can find very useful information in the Windows event logs. About important events, the health of your SQL Server and the operating system it runs on. Unfortunately, the logs also contain a lot of useless information. Some applications have a tendency to log hundreds of events every day, filling up the logs very quickly with info that you, as a DBA, do not need. But you still need to see that important message that informs you the server is going to crash if you don’t take action.
2006-12-28
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Checking SQLAgent service and starting it if not.
Because many programs I wrote depends on the SQL Agent Service and to really make sure that no one has configured this service to run manually (you see many things in life) I rely on this litle piece of code
2006-12-27 (first published: 2004-09-16)
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Using SQL Server to Implement the Publish-Subscribe Integration Patter
Utilizing design patterns with SQL Server 2005 Service Broker enables you to assess and select appropriate solutions for all of your SQL Server 2005 asynchronous messaging needs.
2006-12-27
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Find Missing Constraints
Procedure to help find missing constraints when comparing two databases that are supposed to be the same. SP has ability to show all constraints per database, and the ability to generate create scripts to make adding the missing constraints easier.
2006-12-26 (first published: 2002-03-12)
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Beginning SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Part 3: The Chart Control
In this article we will set the chart control on a report and populate it. We will also cover the different charting display options and I'll demonstrate some rather cool formatting techniques.
2006-12-26
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2006-12-25
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SSIS: Using stored procedures inside an OLE DB Source component
This short blog post looks at how you can use a stored procedure as a data source.
2006-12-22
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