The SQL Server 2008 Datetimeoffset Data Type
The Datetimeoffset Data Type was introduced in SQL Server 2008 (and .Net Frameword 3.5) and is the most advanced date and time date type available.
2014-03-28 (first published: 2011-04-18)
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Custom Sequence Numbering
This article shows how to implement low cost custom sequence numbering logic via a cunning use of the the ROW_NUMBER() function
2013-06-14 (first published: 2011-02-07)
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Automatically Generate Stored Procedures
This article will show you how to automatically generate insert, update, and delete procedures for tables in your database
2013-01-01 (first published: 2011-02-10)
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String Similarity I
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