2004-10-27
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T-SQL
Manipulating And Using DateTime Data
Working with date and time data in SQL Server can be a bit cumersome using just T-SQL. With the separate datatypes being pulled from SQL Server 2005 for the time being, however, it is something that a DBA needs to get used to. Robert Marda brings us an instructional look at the different datetime data types and some things you should be aware of when developing with them.
2004-10-27
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2004-10-14
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Cursors with SQL 2000 Part 1
This series of articles will examine the purposes, uses, and optimization of cursors in SQL 2000.
2004-10-14
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Utility proc for updating (sub) sequence columns
This is a utility proc that I use a lot for datawarehouse transformation/load processing. This is a generic proc for resequencing an integer column in sorted order within a given key combination.Note that 'key' is used here in a general context and not specific, that is there doesn't have to be any keys or indexes […]
2004-10-12
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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