sp_lock with order by and object name
A kind of sp_lock with an ORDER BY possibility. It gives also the name of the locked object (table) if executed in the same database.
2004-10-22 (first published: 2004-07-26)
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Working with Image Objects in InfoPath 2003 and SQL Server 2000
You can use features in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 Service Pack (SP) 1 to work more efficiently with image objects and other data. Learn how to use BLOB data types to work with data stored in a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database from an InfoPath form. InfoPath 2003 provides a robust and rich interface to store and access data in SQL Server databases. Learn about best practices for integrating SQL Server databases and InfoPath form data, with an illustrative example.
2004-10-22
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MDX Essentials: Basic Set Functions: The EXTRACT() Function
This is the twenty-fourth article of the series, MDX Essentials. The series is designed to provide hands-on application of the fundamentals of the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language, with each tutorial progressively adding features designed to meet specific real-world needs.
2004-10-21
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Restore multiple DTS packages
This article examines how to take advantage of VB Script and MS-DOS batch files to restore multiple DTS packages stored in the form of structured storage files from one folder to a SQL Server box.
2004-10-20
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SQL Server 2000 Security - Part 13 - SQL Injection attack
Typically, access to data is provided via client applications, which increases the range of potential vulnerabilities and places an equal share of responsibility for data security on software developers. This is especially important since application flaws can have just as catastrophic implications as a misconfigured or unsecured SQL Server installation.
2004-10-19
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Query Notifications in ADO.NET 2.0
Learn how to use the new notification technologies in ADO.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 to handle ad-hoc data refreshes.
2004-10-18
2,668 reads
From a Delimited String, fetching the nth Value
This User defined Function will provide you the facility of fetching the nth Value from a Delimited string. The Parameter for the function which you have to pass is, the Delimited String, the Delimiter of the string, nth Position of the string. In this function , you can dynamically change the Delimiter as well as […]
2004-10-15 (first published: 2004-08-04)
1,445 reads
10 Ways to Optimize SQL Server Full-text Indexing
Indexing performance has always been the Achilles' heel of SQL Server's full-text feature. Although the search performance itself is fast (very few customers complain about the search speed), users do complain (often loudly and frequently) about how slow the indexing process is–especially for large tables. Here's a few tips for you.
2004-10-15
2,630 reads
Cursors with SQL 2000 Part 1
This series of articles will examine the purposes, uses, and optimization of cursors in SQL 2000.
2004-10-14
3,331 reads
Automatically Sets Default on Columns
If you set up a default on a column AFTER data has been entered, then this procedure will apply the default to all NULL values within that column. Limitations: It only works with numeric values right now.You will also need the INSTR function, which you can also get from this site.This is my first […]
2004-10-13 (first published: 2004-07-22)
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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