Importing Excel Spreadsheets is something that we often do with SQL Server. However it's not as easy as you would like as we move to the 64 bit platform. Peter He brings us a method that will work on all platforms.
2010-02-17
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Peter He examines the differences between temporary tables and table variables in SQL Server, showing when you might want to choose one over the other.
2010-01-15 (first published: 2008-09-01)
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SQL Server 2005 brings a new feature to T-SQL with Common Table Expressions, which make it possible for more complex subquery expressions than in previous versions. Recursion is a common use and Peter He takes a look at how well these new structures perform.
2008-03-14 (first published: 2007-05-08)
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Views are handy constructs for abstracting security and simplfying queries, but they can have unexpected results sometimes. Longtime DBA Peter He takes a look at subquery issues in views.
2008-01-02
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The scheduling system in SQL Server is quite flexible and powerful, but can be confusing at times. Peter He looks at some of the advanced options you have in automating the various jobs on your server.
2007-11-16 (first published: 2006-03-08)
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SQL Server 2000 has table valued functions that are very useful in many ways. However when you try to limit results with the ROWCOUNT setting, you can end up with some strange results. Peter He brings us a comprehensive look at some of the unpredictable results that you can get and how to code around them.
2005-12-21
10,145 reads
The stored procedure generates insert script for table and column extended properties in the current database. The generated script checks whether a property exists, if it exists, drop it first. The stored procedure assumes table owner is dbo. It can be easily changed to other users.
2005-11-11 (first published: 2005-10-27)
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I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line.
sqlcmd -S localhost -EAt the command line, I run these two commands:
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