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.

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 […]

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.

Cursors with SQL 2000 Part 1

This series of articles will examine the purposes, uses, and optimization of cursors in SQL 2000.

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 […]

Architecting Disconnected Mobile Applications Using a Service Oriented

The Windows Mobile platform, which includes Microsoft .NET Compact Framework and Microsoft SQL Server CE, encapsulates the complex tasks of communication management and data exchange while your device is in a disconnected state. (16 printed pages)

check rerun status of failed/cancelled jobs

There are times when you have mulitple job failures and need to find out in a quick way which jobs/steps failed and what their rerun statuses are.  This script creates a stored procedure in the msdb db to help you find out the statuses of these jobs.

Islands and Gaps in Sequential Numbers

As you know, relational databases are set-based and aren't particularly suited for row-at-a-time processing. However, in situations with heavily fragmented data (lots of gaps), you may find that row-based processing does better than set-based processing. Alexander Kozak demonstrates.

SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Financial Reporting

The SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Financial Reporting is a set of six Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with a sample financial database called FinSampleDB.

With the Report Pack, you have the choice of using the sample reports either as-is or as templates for designing new reports using the SQL Server Reporting Services Report Designer.

SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Microsoft Exchange

The SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Microsoft Exchange is a set of 13 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with a Microsoft Exchange sample reporting database.

With the Report Pack, you have the choice of using the sample reports either as-is or as templates for designing new reports using the SQL Server Reporting Services Report Designer.