This article discusses the XML support built into SQL Server 2005. It shows how this support integrates with the client side programming support in the .NET Framework V2.0 and in native code such as OLEDB and SQLXML.
2004-11-03
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With the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2, the world of database development is changing. As a database developer, you now have the option to appropriately locate your code in relation to its functionality, to access data in native formats such as XML, and to build complex systems that are driven by the power of the database server. Database development is becoming more integrated than ever before, and all of the tools that you need are available right at your fingertips.
2004-11-02
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Are you tired of struggling with T-SQL to encapsulate the logic your applications need to get data into and out of SQL Server? Now you can bypass SQL altogether, and write logic that runs directly within SQL Server in your favorite .NET language.
2004-11-01
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Manuals for all SQL Server 2005 hands-on labs are now available for download. See the Hands-On Labs Manuals section of this page for links
2004-10-29
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Get introduced to SQL Server Express, learn how to install and configure it in a secure manner, plus get information on the basics of SQL Server security.
2004-10-28
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One of the excellent features of the next release of SQL Server, known as SQL Server 2005, is its deep XML integration with the SQL Server database engine. This integration goes well beyond the simple relational-to-XML mapping layer that SQL Server 2000 provided. SQL Server 2005 will feature a native XML data type that will allow you to store native XML data in SQL Server itself.
2004-10-25
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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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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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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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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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