SQL Server Storage Internals Part 2 - Partitions and Allocation Units
Before moving on to see anatomy of different types of pages, lets spend some time to understand
The relationship among sys.objects,...
Using INSERT / OUTPUT in a SQL Server Transaction
Frequently I find myself in situations where I need to insert records into a table in a set-based operation wrapped inside of a transaction where secondarily, and within the same transaction, I spawn-off subsequent inserts into related tables where I need to pass-in key values that were the outcome of the initial INSERT command. Thanks to a Transact/SQL enhancement in SQL Server, this just became much easier and can be done in a single statement... WITHOUT A TRIGGER!
Connection Strings 101
This article introduces connection strings and suggests using MDAC to easily write efficient connection strings for those new to SQL Integration.
Call in the Experts
Today we have an editorial from Feb 1, 2006 that is being reprinted as Steve Jones is on vacation. Steve talks about the need to call in a friend to check on the performance of the SQLServerCentral servers.
FREE! SQL Scripts Manager – a Christmas gift from Red Gate
Red Gate has released SQL Scripts Manager, a free tool containing over 25 scripts written by SQL Server experts, to help you automate common troubleshooting, diagnostic, and maintenance tasks.
Queries for SSC Community Participation
Bill Nicolich uses T-SQL to look at the community participation of people at SQLServerCentral.
Linqpad and Autocompletion
I have mentioned before about doing development for StreamInsight in Linqpad. I have it installed on two separate PCs and I have enabled autocompletion on only one of them. Whilst both versions are an excellent tool, the one with autocompletion enabled is so much easier to use. After enabling autocompletion you can see I now get parameter listing
Relational Types.
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Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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