XML Workshop XV - Accessing FOR XML results with ADO.NET
The next installment of Jacob Sebastian's great series on XML looks at how a .NET application might consume XML data returned from SQL Server.
2008-03-12
5,693 reads
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XML Workshop XIV - Generating an XML Tree
Continuing on with his comprehensive series on XML, Jacob Sebastian shows us how to generate a tree of parent-child data using XML.
2008-02-13
7,841 reads
Generating Missing Dates and Numbers
Finding missing data in a sequence of numbers or dates is a common request of DBAs. Regular author Jacob Sebastian brings us a new article that shows just how you can do this.
2008-02-06
8,759 reads
SQLCE Workshop IV - Integration with Visual Studio 2005
Continuing on with his series on SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, regular author Jacob Sebastian takes a look at how Visual Studio fits into your SQL CE project.
2008-01-23
3,172 reads
SQLCE Workshop III - Getting started with 3.5 Beta
Part 3 of his series looking at SQL Server Compact Edition, then embedded version of SQL Server. This time we look at the new version that's in beta.
2007-12-27
2,219 reads
XML Workshop XIII - XSD And Variable Content Containers
Continuing on with his highly popular XML series, Jacob Sebastian looks at variable content and stylesheets in your SQL content.
2007-12-19
3,873 reads
Creating Location Independent SSIS packages
Building SSIS packages and deploying them to production can be a challenge as connection strings and directory structures change. Longtime SQL Server guru Jacob Sebastian brings us a technique for building packages to make this easier.
2007-12-12
11,232 reads
XML Workshop XII - Parsing a delimited string
Continuing with his series on XML structures, this article looks at how to split a string up using XQUERY.
2007-12-05
7,198 reads
XML Workshop XI - Default Namespaces
The eleventh installment of the XML Workshop continues looking at namespaces. This time Jacob Sebastian examines default namespaces and how they impact your XML processing.
2007-11-21
4,526 reads
TSQL Lab I - Playing around with ROW_NUMBER
Real world solutions are key and having different techniques can sometimes help you code quicker. Longtime author Jacob Sebastian shows us how to solve a few problems with different techniques.
2007-11-14
6,186 reads
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I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers