Microsoft is soliciting input on email functionality in Yukon. Follow the link to complete the survey. You can also discuss it here on the site:
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2003-11-03
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2003-11-03
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New Author! This is a great article, seems like it covers almost every question you might have about installing and using the 64 bit version of SQL2K.
2003-10-31
9,993 reads
New Author! This is a great walkthrough that starts out with a description of the problem and goes all the way to the solution - all using TSQL.
2003-10-30
12,145 reads
This article shows you how to use the new function fn_get_sql() and the 3 new columns of master.dbo.sysprocesses. These changes were introduced in SQL Server 2000 SP3/SP3A. In this article, you will find a general purpose stored procedure called ShowCodeLine. It makes use of these new features, to inspect a given spid, and display the currently executing line/query
2003-10-30
56 reads
New Author! Ramesh talks a little about database theory, using the ERD, and how you can put it to work.
2003-10-28
22,487 reads
Have you ever tried to open the current error log in Enterprise Manager only to have it seize up and hang? Has that annoyed you? It certainly annoyed Steve Jones and he decided to do something about it. A little techinque for helping to manage the size of those logs and prevent the "not responding" message from appearing in Task Manager.
2003-10-27
6,345 reads
This articles proposes storing the source code for stored procedures on disk rather than in the database itself, the intent to give developers the ability to easily change them or potentially to allow third party encryption of source code. (Note from SSC: If you choose to implement a technique like this, please be sure you understand the implications of exec'ing strings)
2003-10-24
8,313 reads
New Author! This is a fairly article that looks at how to do bulk data loading at a very (very) low level. You'll need to be able to read code to make use of this.
2003-10-23
5,853 reads
New author! Nick discusses why 'XML is One Answer', outlining some of what he believes are key points about using XML with SQL Server. This is a follow up (and sort of counter point) to another great article we had here on the site a couple weeks ago by Don Peterson. Good stuff!
2003-10-22
5,738 reads
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I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers