Upgrading from Erwin to Embarcadero?
Embarcadero is offering a 40% discount off the retail price if you upgrade from Erwin before Sep 30, 2003. Follow the link for details (subject to change!).
2003-09-26
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Additional Articles
Free SQL Functions & Stuff!
Wingenious is offering a free download of some add-in code you may find very useful! It's a subset of their DBAction product (which they you'll look at as well), but the free code is worth a look.
2003-09-24
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Disaster Recovery Reporting scripts
Joe Sack returns (is back?) with some scripts you can use to log information you may need when disaster strikes.
2003-08-22
1,438 reads
Script your Data in T-SQL format
SQL Scripter is a tool for SQL Server 7.0/2000 database administrators and developers to script data in a valid T-SQL format which can be executed in Query Analyzer. All types are supported (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). It's free in the moment. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-13
1,259 reads
Red Earth Technologies releases Superior SQL Builder
Red Earth Technologies announces the release of Superior SQL Builder, a new SQL tool that visually builds complete SQL scripts, not just single queries. It employs a completely different method of developing SQL scripts. By taking advantage of new scripting technology, Superior SQL Builder can visually build complete SQL scripts within a single, integrated environment. This means that SQL scripts can be developed faster, while reducing syntax and logic errors. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-12
68 reads
Log Navigator Final Beta Released
The final beta of Log Navigator has been released. This sql server auditing tool reads the MS SQL Server transaction log to track all data changes with no performance overhead or use of triggers. You can read database auditing trails from activity that took place even before the tool was installed. Powerful filters allow you to sort audit data by date, user, table and more. New features include LIVE LOG support and XML export. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-11
48 reads
AutoCode - Beta Release of SQL Editor
The authors of the application are offering a 30% discount off of the release price to those that participate in the beta cycle. Feature list includes autocomplete, db comparison and reconciling, and point/click constraint generation. (Not reviewed)
2003-08-08
552 reads
SQLCentric
This is an update to v1.2 of the product which does monitoring of your SQL servers. Looks like it checks service status, jobs, disk space, some other things. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-01
1,425 reads
MZTools - Addin for VB6
Freeware! This add-in gives you some great extra features when working in VB6. It has a tab index setter, options to add a chunk of error handling code, a simple code analyzer that gives you some metrics, and my favorite - an option to identify unused code and variables. If you're still using VB6 it's worth trying.
2003-07-30
1,541 reads
Database Server Clash Revisited (Eweek)
This is a follow up article on the database comparison they did about 18 months ago.
2003-07-24
604 reads
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers