Reporting v Editing
In response to his article on using Reporting Services to manage rights, Jonathan Spink takes a look at how Reporting Services can be positioned in your enterprise.
2006-09-12
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Architecture
Microsoft Reporting Services 2005 Features and Enhancements
Reporting Services was one of the most popular add-ons to SQL Server 2000 and the next version has been greatly improved. Author Kamran Ali brings us a look at some of the new features and enhancements in this platform.
2006-02-22
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Reporting Services vs. Crystal Reports
A Feature comparison of Reporting Services for SQL 2000 and Crystal Reports / Crystal Enterprise. PDF file link.
2005-05-03
8,369 reads
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers