2009-12-17
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T-SQL
Find weak login passwords in your server
Use this script to search for SQL Server logins who use weak password
2010-01-05 (first published: 2009-12-16)
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2009-12-16
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2009-12-15
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2009-12-14
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2009-12-11
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Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008
There are situations in which you need to individually handle each row in a result set. SQL Server 2008 provides a minimal set of tools — cursors and WHILE loops — to accomplish this task. I'll take a closer look at each option and explain why it's difficult to pinpoint which is better in terms of performance.
2009-12-11
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Query Active Directory Data from SQL Server using T-SQL
Learn how to use SQL Server Transact SQL with OPENROWSET and OPENQUERY commands to access and retrieve data from Active Directory.
2009-12-09
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2009-12-08
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Introduction to Common Table Expressions
Learn how to use common table expressions to simplify your code. Replace temp tables and correlated subqueries with this cool T-SQL feature.
2009-12-08
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers