New SQL Server 2005 Books Online available
I saw this first on Karen Watterson's blog. Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server 2005's Books Online:
Download
A quick...
2005-12-07
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Blog Posts
SQL 2005 Certified
Maybe not certified, but I took the 70-441 test today and I thought it was relatively easy. The format was...
2005-12-02
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Updated my professional site
Slowly reworking my professional site at http://www.truthsolutions.com/
but as of right now it's more of a brochure site than anything else....
2005-11-30
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64-bit
I wrote an editorial on the 64-bit decision by Exchange to not release
their next version in 32 bit. Only 64....
2005-11-29
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Update on MSSQL::OlleDB - Name Change
SQL Server MVP Erland Sommarskog has announced
a name change to MSSQL::OlleDB. It's now known as Win32::SQLServer.
This is to bring it...
2005-11-27
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New Version of Apex SQL Edit released
Looked over at the Apex SQL site and noticed they released a new
version of ApexSQL Edit last weekend. I went...
2005-11-26
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"Predicate Evaluation Order"
In writing an article for SQL Server Standard's January issue, I received a tech edit comment from Adam Machanic
about a...
2005-11-25
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PromptSQL - Intellisense for SQL Server
Visual Studio has spoiled me. I love the Intellisense feature that has continued to evolve with each new edition of Microsoft's...
2005-11-25
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Writing an article - don't be afraid to get started!
Writing at article for SQL Server Central tends to be a very rewarding
experience. Every chance I get, I encourage others...
2005-11-25
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New version of ADO.NET provider for MySQL is available
The following announcement came out this morning on the Annouce mailing list for MySQL:
"MySQL Connector/Net 1.0.7, a new version of...
2005-11-21
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Blogs
What is ALM in Fabric?
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who’s worked with data for over 20 years and with many cloud...
The Most Successful Startups in 2025 — And What They Have in Common
By HeyMo0sh
2025 belongs to the AI startups. If you peek into the tech headlines, you’ll...
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
Forums
A Quick Restore
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Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
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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