Using SQL Server 2000 and XML to Monitor the Usage of your SMTP Server
This article describes how to monitor Microsoft SMTP usage using SQL Server 2000 and XML.
2001-11-29
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Basics
XML for SQL Server 2000: Optimizing Your Performance
The XML features of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 and the subsequent XML for SQL Server 2000 Web releases enable a whole new class of XML-aware applications. This article shows you how to improve the performance of this new feature.
2001-11-01
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Using Uniqueindentifier Instead of Identity
Identity columns are last years news. Have you experimented with uniqueindentifiers - better known to programmers as GUID's? Guaranteed to be unique in the world, they offer a powerful alternative to identity columns.
2001-09-17
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Upsize Your Database: Convert Your Microsoft Acces
What if you need to convert an existing Microsoft Access 97 database application into a true client-server application that is based on a SQL Server back end? If you know a little about Visual Basic and SQL Server, it's easy to make your app take advantage of the power and scalability provided by SQL Server 7.0.
2001-08-09
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Prove Your Case and Win a Buck!
Your database design should be impervious to this documented behavior of the ADO delete method. Be one of the first five members to give a compelling reason why not, and take a dollar from starving columnist Sean Burke.
2001-05-21
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