Create CNN-style Map in Reporting Services
This article demonstrates how to use US Census' TIGER/Line shapefile to display CNN-style map in Reporting Services.
2012-06-01 (first published: 2011-03-07)
116,586 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2
Understanding SQL Server 2008 R2 Fixed Database Level Roles
To easily manage the permissions in SQL Server databases, Microsoft has provided several roles in SQL Server which are security principals that group other principals.
2011-02-21
3,665 reads
Getting Started with Data Bars in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
I'm looking at several new visualization features in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services and the data bar looks like something that I could really use. Can you provide an example of how to use this in a report?
2010-12-29
4,396 reads
Upgrading Data Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2
Changes are inevitable and like many other things in life your application will change over time. The question is how to upgrade an already deployed Data Tier Application to a newer version; what are the different methods available for upgrade and what considerations should you take?
2010-12-15
2,360 reads
Deploying Data-Tier Applications of SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 R2 Data-Tier Applications make database development, deployment and management much easier. When you create and build a Data Tier Application, it creates a single, self-contained unit of deployment called a DAC package. Arshad Ali shows you how to deploy the created DAC package and discusses the different methods of deployment.
2010-11-24
2,616 reads
2010-10-22
2,801 reads
New Features in Reporting Services 2008 and 2008 R2
Quietly, Microsoft has been making radical improvements to Reporting Services; but precisely what was introduced, and when? We asked Bill Pearson, the well-known BI expert, to come up with a definitive survey of the more recent changes and how they help the user of Reporting Services.
2010-07-29
5,243 reads
Shared Datasets in SQL Server 2008 R2
Shared Datasets are one of the features introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2. This article demonstrates how to implement Shared Datasets as well their use-case scenarios.
2010-07-19
4,132 reads
Free e-book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
For a limited time, you can download this 10-chapter e-book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner.
2010-05-31
5,703 reads
2018-04-26 (first published: 2010-05-25)
66,137 reads
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Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers