SQL Server: Functions vs. Stored Procedures to return result sets
A while back, I was building the database schema for a web application which had some reporting functionality and among...
2017-04-19
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SQL Server: DATETIME vs DATETIME2
When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue...
2017-02-06
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Fastest way to create and distribute a dynamic report from SQL Server
From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard...
2017-01-18
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Tables can't be compared
"I am trying to compare two databases and xSQL Data Compare has marked all table pairs with a red X and...
2017-01-11
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Database synchronization in the Software Development Life Cycle
Reading the title, most of you are probably thinking: What does database synchronization have to do with the Software Development...
2016-12-12
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Documenting databases
Open any book or article about database development and administration, and I can all but guarantee that you will find...
2016-12-01
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Comparing and synchronizing Oracle databases
Applies to: xSQL Oracle Data Compare v1.0 - 2.0
As you may have noticed, most of the articles in this blog focus...
2016-11-22
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How to deploy your SQL Server database to a remote server
CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server...
2016-11-11
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Comparing xSQL Schema Snapshots
Applies to: xSQL Schema Compare v7.0.0 – 9.0.2
Before I develop a scenario where xSQL Schema Compare snapshot comparison is necessary let’s...
2016-11-07
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Why is SQL Server scanning the clustered index when I have an index on the column I am filtering on?
*Originally published in our old blog on January 2009
I ran into a very simple SQL Server performance related question the...
2016-11-02
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Converting nested Json document to SQL data
I have response from a API that look like { "responseCode": 200, "message": "success",...
Converting nested Json document to SQL data
I have response from a API that look like { "responseCode": 200, "message": "success",...
To Drop or Not to Drop (the temp table question)
So here's a thing that I've been told several times over the past few...
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