Automate Back Slashes in Your File Path Expressions in SSIS
One of the most aggravating things when work with the SSIS expression language is when you have to combine file...
2010-02-20
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Keynote Speaker!
Actually it’s not as big a deal as it sounds, but still a little exciting. I was asked to be...
2010-02-20
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Free SQL Server Webinar Series
Are you new to SQL Server?Do you want to learn about its many features and capabilities? If so, please join...
2010-02-20
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Connecting to DB2 AS\400 with SSIS
We have a lot of projects in our organizations that require us to work with database systems other than SQL...
2010-02-20
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MS SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL v1.0 CTP1
There it is the SQL Server Migration Assistant or SSMS for MySQL, it comes for both versions SQL Server 2008...
2010-02-20
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So You Want to Write a Book?
What the heck is wrong with you?
Still interested? Fine. I’ll tell you my take on this whole business. I’m only...
2010-02-19
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Reporting Services Switch Function
Recently a client requested to create a Reporting Services expression that emulated the CASE WHEN statement from T-SQL. The expression...
2010-02-19
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Feedback from Connect : Allow Snapshot Backups
I posted a note to allow snapshots to be backed up in SQL Server. The inability to do so, and...
2010-02-19
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On Ethics
I was having a conversation recently with a friend and former co-worker of mine. He's bounced around here and there,...
2010-02-19
805 reads
Bikes for Almost Grownups
Ran across this in Make Magazine, http://www.bigkidbike.com/, these are totally custom bikes, with names like Bigger Wheel, Lizard, and Kitten....
2010-02-19
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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