Make an SSIS package Delay or Wait for Data
Packages can be scheduled to run at a time when you expect data to be in a database. Instead of...
2014-07-30 (first published: 2014-07-21)
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SSIS XML Task
The XML Task in SSIS allows you to parse through an XML file and read the nodes in the XML....
2014-04-14 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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SSIS XML Task
The XML Task in SSIS allows you to parse through an XML file and read the nodes in the XML....
2014-04-07
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SSIS Web Service Task
The Web Service task in SSIS can be used to call a web service command to perform a needed operation...
2014-03-31
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SSIS Web Service Task
The Web Service task in SSIS can be used to call a web service command to perform a needed operation...
2014-03-31
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Using Variables and Parameters SSIS
When creating an SSIS package it is always a best practice to use variables, and parameters in 2012, to avoid...
2014-03-24
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Using Variables and Parameters SSIS
When creating an SSIS package it is always a best practice to use variables, and parameters in 2012, to avoid...
2014-03-24
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Using Configuration Files in SSIS
Now in SQL 2012 we have parameters that make it easy, but configuration files are still an option and I...
2014-03-20 (first published: 2014-03-17)
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Using Configuration Files in SSIS
Now in SQL 2012 we have parameters that make it easy, but configuration files are still an option and I...
2014-03-17
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SSRS Top N and Bottom N reporting with Duplicates
Previously I wrote a blog on Top N and Bottom N reporting. There were a couple of gotcha I did...
2014-03-13 (first published: 2014-03-03)
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A Quick Restore
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Guarding Against SQL Injection at the Database Layer (SQL Server)
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers