SQLWise

SQLite and the Performance Implications of Indexes

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

Indexes make an enormous difference in the read speed of a databases. I have previously mentioned that adding proper indexes...

2017-02-05

489 reads

MS Access – Store a Different Value than Displayed in a Combo Box

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

It is occasionally usefully to display a different values in an Access combo box than what is actually stored in...

2016-10-13

428 reads

Python Distributions

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

Python Distributions Python is free and open source software.  A programmer could download the executables for Python directly from the...

2016-07-01

557 reads

Pronouns in technical writing.

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

When doing technical writing, or for that matter most forms of writing , we need to be able to refer to...

2016-02-17

635 reads

New Publications and a Video

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

The people at Webucator were kind enough to make a video based on my article on dealing with SQL Server...

2015-11-17

378 reads

Making Changes to Many Forms In Access

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

Although generally I prefer to create custom interfaces for my databases using fully developed programming languages like Python or C#....

2015-07-03

473 reads

Keep it short

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

I have been thinking about resumes a great deal lately. Since I recently passed the Bar Exam, I have been...

2015-06-14

532 reads

Dealing with SQL Server LOCK resource errors.

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

I was recently doing some testing that required a fairly large table. I created the test table, and set it...

2014-05-26

784 reads

Order of a Result Set in SQL

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

I have seen people build procedures that rely on a result set being returned in a certain order.  This is...

2013-09-14

732 reads

SQL Server Three Valued Logic and Ansi Nulls

• by Timothy A Wiseman

• SQLWise

SQL Server uses a three valued logic with True, False, and Unknown. And, normally, SQL Server Nulls are not comparable....

2013-08-21

1,266 reads